Bridges enables our child to be immersed in a safe, friendly environment where its ok to not know and yet encouraged to work through a way to find the answer. The commitment to the classes is mutual and Barry works hard to make schedules, payment and feedback easy at a time when you are juggling work and family commitments.

I was amazed to learn that Barry had a plan way beyond spreadsheets and curriculum sets. His holistic approach and philosophy ensured that we were going to learn in a way that was going to bolster my daughters primary school drill.

What are the 3 biggest benefits of using our services?

1) Dedicated times throughout the term 2) Barry’s approach to teaching maths 3) Flexibility

Who would you recommend our service to?

High school Principles. I think you’re your model of learning could encourage teachers to consider alternate approaches. I would recommend to school council’s Bridges method for Professional Development opportunities.

Barry is the best thing that has happened to Olivia’s learning. Barry does not have it easy as my daughter can get frustrated, bored and distracted and is always patient and firm. I am not able to get any level of concentration out of my daughter without pulling the “parent”, - we have to do homework routine. Olivia has also learnt that there are many other ways to learn, visualise and think about coming to an answer. Barry is a warm and humble person who tunes into the child’s mood, ability and willingness to learn. He has a great sense of humour and this is something my daughter likes. My daughter also likes the room she works in. There are many interesting objects, and she has come to like the cat and the dog who hang around for the random pet.

She's reading! It just suddenly clicked!

He's much farther than where he was at.

The three biggest benefits have been knowing I'll be able to read, to be able to write better than I used to, and the teaching method.

When we first discovered Bridges Multisensory Learning, my son was in year 1 and struggling with dyslexia. He couldn’t read at all. He was also being bullied because the other students were aware of his inability. Every day at school was a struggle that was chipping away at his self-esteem. Although, Bridges was a long drive from our house, a dyslexia advisor that I spoke to told me that no matter what the distance, taking my son there was “definitely worth the trip”. Because of the instruction that he received at Bridges, my son became proficient at reading and now reads above grade-level. He has no problem reading out loud and is able to read words that are definitely above his grade-level, also. For us, this is nothing short of miraculous!

My son is currently working on his maths with Bridges, as he is also dyscalculic. The methods that Barry uses are really helping and he often gets good marks on his maths quizzes. I truly believe that the instruction that my son has received at Bridges has saved his future. I can’t even imagine what his life would be like now in high school if hadn’t been able to learn to read at the age of 6. We are incredibly grateful to Kylie and Barry at Bridges Multisensory Learning for helping reach his potential.