About Emerson House
Emerson House was established in 1991 by two pioneering educators - Jane Emerson and Dorian Yeo - as a teaching centre for children with special educational needs in literacy and mathematics. Today, Emerson House continues the long tradition of helping children aged 6-11 who need extra help with literacy and mathematics using our research and experience based programmes. Our teachers are trained specialists with extensive experience in teaching children with dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia (developmental coordination disorder).
More about Emerson House
SEN
Emerson House supports children who are struggling in their existing school environment because of a Special Educational Need (SEN).
We have a deep understanding of how to support those with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLDs). Children who come to Emerson House have typically experienced considerable challenges in reading, spelling, writing and/or maths and can have low self-esteem due to this.
Teaching at Emerson
Emerson House offers a range of teaching structures depending on the needs of the child. Our core structure we call our ‘3-Hour Sessions’; over the course of a morning or afternoon these Sessions provide specialist teaching in each of the three key disciplines of Literacy, Numeracy and Touch Typing.
Assessments
During an initial meeting with parents Cathryn Learoyd and Jane Emerson will also conduct an informal assessment of your child to provide the basis for an open discussion about the educational support needed. We use our own assessment in combination with other specialists’ reports to prepare a tailored programme of teaching for each child.