Dyslexia Mentoring for Children and Young People
Specialist SEN mentoring that helps dyslexic learners rebuild confidence in reading, writing, and learning
For many dyslexic learners, reading and writing are not just difficult, they are overwhelming.
Words blur, instructions are missed, and lessons move on before dyslexic learners have time to process information.
At SEN Manny Mentor, our SEN mentors work with dyslexic and neurodivergent learners who have started to believe that learning is something they are bad at. Our dyslexia mentoring focuses on confidence first, because without safety and belief, progress does not hold.
Our dyslexia mentoring does not push academic skills before confidence and emotional safety are in place.
This is relationship-led SEN mentoring that helps a young person feel capable again, in a way that fits how their mind works.
What Dyslexia Mentoring Looks Like
Every dyslexia mentoring session begins with building trust and understanding.
Before we work on reading, writing, or study skills, our SEN mentors take time to understand the learner. We take time to understand what helps each dyslexic learner feel calm, what creates overload, how they process information, and what has already been difficult at school or in learning.
Our SEN mentoring for dyslexic learners uses creative, flexible and multi-sensory approaches shaped around the child in front of us. Sessions may involve reading aloud without pressure, planning ideas through voice notes, building understanding visually, or working with language in ways that reduce fear and demand.
We help learners develop systems that work for them. That might mean audio-based planning, alternative spelling strategies, or breaking tasks into manageable steps that protect confidence.
Progress in dyslexia mentoring builds when learning feels safe, manageable, and achievable.
Why Families Choose Our Dyslexia Mentoring
Families often reach out to SEN Manny Mentor after traditional tutoring or school-based support has not met their child’s needs.
Their child may be avoiding English, shutting down around written work, or feeling anxious whenever reading is mentioned. Often, confidence has already been damaged.
Our SEN mentors bring patience, creativity and deep experience supporting dyslexic learners within SEN mentoring, EOTAS provision and home education. We adapt to how each learner thinks, rather than asking them to fit into systems that have already caused frustration.
Parents often notice a shift that goes beyond literacy. Children begin to talk differently about learning. They stop bracing themselves. Some return to reading for pleasure. Others write with less fear.
That change often marks the point where dyslexic learners begin to re-engage with learning.
Real Stories of Progress in Dyslexia Mentoring
One of our learners, who is autistic, dyslexic, and ADHD, had completely disengaged from English at school. Written tasks felt overwhelming and confidence was extremely low.
Through SEN mentoring with SEN Manny Mentor, we rebuilt his relationship with the subject. Using voice-based planning, structured note-building and creative approaches that suited how his mind worked, confidence & enjoyment slowly returned.
He went on to achieve a Grade 7 in his GCSE English coursework, four grades above prediction.
More importantly, he stopped seeing himself as incapable.
Our SEN Experience
Our small, carefully chosen team of SEN mentors brings experience from SEN schools, home education and EOTAS support across London, Hertfordshire and the UK.
Much of our SEN mentoring work involves supporting dyslexic and neurodivergent learners who have struggled within traditional education systems. Many arrived with low confidence around reading and writing, anxiety linked to learning, or a belief that education was simply not for them.
Through years of hands-on SEN mentoring, we have developed flexible and creative approaches that protect confidence while building real progress. Literacy and communication are adapted to fit how each young person processes information and engages with learning.
This experience shapes every mentoring relationship at SEN Manny Mentor. Support stays personal and responsive, with the aim of helping learners feel capable, understood and proud of how they learn.
SEN Mentoring for Dyslexic Learners and EOTAS Support
We provide SEN mentoring for dyslexic learners as part of EOTAS packages and home education support across London, Hertfordshire and the UK.
Each mentoring plan is shaped around emotional readiness, EHCP outcomes and real-life needs. Sessions remain calm, flexible and responsive, including for learners working towards GCSEs or other qualifications.
Progress in dyslexia mentoring and EOTAS support is measured in ways that feel meaningful, achievable, and supportive.
Creative Dyslexia Mentoring Through Interest-Led Learning
Many dyslexic learners thrive when learning connects to their interests and strengths through the right dyslexia mentoring approach.
Our SEN mentors use dyslexia mentoring to link literacy skills to wider interests such as photography, coding, storytelling, animation, or creative projects. When learning feels relevant, confidence follows.
This is how dyslexia mentoring becomes sustainable and confidence-building over time.
Explore Our Specialist Mentoring
Alongside dyslexia mentoring, SEN Manny Mentor offers specialist, relationship-led SEN mentoring for a wide range of needs.
Next Steps
If you're looking for dyslexia mentoring that is relationship-led and genuinely child-centred, we'd be glad to talk.
Get in touch to explore whether our dyslexia mentoring approach is the right fit.
