Homeschoolers

Yes. Barton Reading & Spelling System is a complete language arts program.

No two students with dyslexia learn at exactly the same pace. When tutoring one-on-one, a tutor can present the material at exactly the right pace for each student.

In a one-on-one setting it is less embarrassing to make a mistake when only the tutor sees it – not other students.

⚠️ The maximum group size is three. You cannot introduce new concepts or content if a student is absent. You can review content that has already been covered by the group.

A tutoring session should never last more than an hour.

For younger students, or those with significant focusing difficulty, a tutoring session may only last for 40 minutes.

But a Barton student must receive at least 2 hours of one-on-one tutoring each and every week in order for it to be frequent and intense enough “to stick.”

Some students can complete an entire lesson in a one-hour session. Others can only complete half the lesson in an hour.

It is important to pace the lesson to match the student. A student must master the new skill taught in that lesson, and be able to apply to both reading and spelling, easily and with about 95% accuracy, before moving on to the next lesson.

How long that takes depends upon the student. You cannot rush a student with dyslexia. If you move on before the student has mastered a new skill, the student will eventually hit a wall.