Real Success Stories
Case 1: A 9-year-old international school student with diagnosed dyslexia — From reading 1 year behind grade level to grade-appropriate in 18 months
Lucas, a 9-year-old Year 4 student at an ESF school in Hong Kong, was diagnosed with moderate dyslexia by an educational psychologist. He was reading at a Year 3 level (one year behind his peers) and avoided reading in class out of embarrassment. His parents connected with GETUTOR and were matched with a UK-trained Orton-Gillingham (OG) certified dyslexia specialist tutor with a Master’s degree in Special Education from the University of London. The tutor designed an 18-month structured multi-sensory reading intervention plan using the Orton-Gillingham method, which is widely regarded as the gold standard for dyslexia remediation. Twice-weekly 1-hour lessons focused on phonemic awareness, decoding skills, fluency drills, and reading comprehension. After 18 months, Lucas’s standardized reading assessment showed he had reached grade-appropriate level for Year 6, and his teacher reported he now volunteers to read aloud in class. His mother’s 5-star review: “Our dyslexia tutor changed Lucas’s life. He went from hating school to loving learning — the Orton-Gillingham method was a game-changer.”
Case 2: A 14-year-old DSS school student with dyslexia preparing for DSE — From Level 2 to Level 4 in English
Emma, a 14-year-old Form 3 student at a DSS school in Kowloon, had been diagnosed with dyslexia at age 8 and had received special accommodations during exams. However, her English reading and writing skills were stuck at Level 2 (DSE projection). Her parents wanted a tutor experienced with bilingual Chinese-English dyslexia, as Emma also struggled with Chinese character recognition. GETUTOR matched her with a HKU Special Education Master’s graduate (bilingual Chinese-English) with 8 years of experience supporting secondary school students with dyslexia. The tutor designed a 2-year personalized plan combining structured literacy interventions, exam strategy training, and confidence-building techniques. After 2 years of twice-weekly 1.5-hour lessons, Emma’s DSE projected English level rose to Level 4, and she also achieved Level 3 in Chinese. Her father’s 5-star review: “Finding a tutor who understands both Chinese and English dyslexia in Hong Kong is incredibly rare. Our tutor’s bilingual expertise was the missing piece.”
Case 3: A 7-year-old local school student with newly diagnosed dyslexia — Early intervention success
Marco, a 7-year-old Primary 2 student at a local Hong Kong primary school, was struggling significantly with English reading and was newly diagnosed with mild dyslexia. His parents wanted to act quickly while the brain remained highly plastic for early intervention. GETUTOR matched them with a Singapore-trained dyslexia specialist tutor (now based in Hong Kong) certified in the Davis Dyslexia Correction Method. The tutor designed a 12-month early intervention plan focusing on visual-spatial reading strategies, multi-sensory phonics practice, and confidence reinforcement. Twice-weekly 1-hour lessons were structured around play-based learning to keep the 7-year-old engaged. After 12 months, Marco’s reading age advanced by 2 years (from 5.5 to 7.5), exceeding his actual chronological age. His mother’s 5-star review: “Early intervention is everything for dyslexia, and our tutor’s enthusiasm made Marco love reading again. We’re forever grateful.”
Our Professional Dyslexia Tutor Team
GETUTOR maintains a network of over 6,500 verified one-on-one tutors across Hong Kong, including 40+ specialized dyslexia and special educational needs (SEN) tutors. Our dyslexia tutor pool includes Orton-Gillingham (OG) certified specialists, Davis Dyslexia Method practitioners, HKU / CUHK Special Education Master’s graduates, UK-trained literacy interventionists, and current SEN coordinators from Hong Kong international schools (ESF, Harrow, Yew Chung, French International School). Many of our tutors hold qualifications such as British Dyslexia Association (BDA) accreditation, International Dyslexia Association (IDA) certification, or Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Research Team (HKSpLD) training. All tutors pass a 4-stage vetting process: identity and credential verification (including teaching license and SEN certification), teaching demo and assessment interview, minimum 4.0-star parent rating after the first 3 lessons, and ongoing student progress monitoring. We operate on a “pay after trial” model — meaning you only pay after a successful first lesson, and you can switch tutors at any time, free of charge, if not fully satisfied. Our tutors support students from age 5 to 18 across local Hong Kong schools, ESF, international schools, and IB / IGCSE / A-Level curricula. With a 92% 5-star parent satisfaction rate, our matching algorithm typically delivers 3-5 suitable specialist tutor recommendations within 2 hours of your request. Match with Your Dyslexia Specialist Tutor Now
Real Success Stories
Case 1: A 9-year-old international school student with diagnosed dyslexia — From reading 1 year behind grade level to grade-appropriate in 18 months
Lucas, a 9-year-old Year 4 student at an ESF school in Hong Kong, was diagnosed with moderate dyslexia by an educational psychologist. He was reading at a Year 3 level (one year behind his peers) and avoided reading in class out of embarrassment. His parents connected with GETUTOR and were matched with a UK-trained Orton-Gillingham (OG) certified dyslexia specialist tutor with a Master’s degree in Special Education from the University of London. The tutor designed an 18-month structured multi-sensory reading intervention plan using the Orton-Gillingham method, which is widely regarded as the gold standard for dyslexia remediation. Twice-weekly 1-hour lessons focused on phonemic awareness, decoding skills, fluency drills, and reading comprehension. After 18 months, Lucas’s standardized reading assessment showed he had reached grade-appropriate level for Year 6, and his teacher reported he now volunteers to read aloud in class. His mother’s 5-star review: “Our dyslexia tutor changed Lucas’s life. He went from hating school to loving learning — the Orton-Gillingham method was a game-changer.”
Case 2: A 14-year-old DSS school student with dyslexia preparing for DSE — From Level 2 to Level 4 in English
Emma, a 14-year-old Form 3 student at a DSS school in Kowloon, had been diagnosed with dyslexia at age 8 and had received special accommodations during exams. However, her English reading and writing skills were stuck at Level 2 (DSE projection). Her parents wanted a tutor experienced with bilingual Chinese-English dyslexia, as Emma also struggled with Chinese character recognition. GETUTOR matched her with a HKU Special Education Master’s graduate (bilingual Chinese-English) with 8 years of experience supporting secondary school students with dyslexia. The tutor designed a 2-year personalized plan combining structured literacy interventions, exam strategy training, and confidence-building techniques. After 2 years of twice-weekly 1.5-hour lessons, Emma’s DSE projected English level rose to Level 4, and she also achieved Level 3 in Chinese. Her father’s 5-star review: “Finding a tutor who understands both Chinese and English dyslexia in Hong Kong is incredibly rare. Our tutor’s bilingual expertise was the missing piece.”
Case 3: A 7-year-old local school student with newly diagnosed dyslexia — Early intervention success
Marco, a 7-year-old Primary 2 student at a local Hong Kong primary school, was struggling significantly with English reading and was newly diagnosed with mild dyslexia. His parents wanted to act quickly while the brain remained highly plastic for early intervention. GETUTOR matched them with a Singapore-trained dyslexia specialist tutor (now based in Hong Kong) certified in the Davis Dyslexia Correction Method. The tutor designed a 12-month early intervention plan focusing on visual-spatial reading strategies, multi-sensory phonics practice, and confidence reinforcement. Twice-weekly 1-hour lessons were structured around play-based learning to keep the 7-year-old engaged. After 12 months, Marco’s reading age advanced by 2 years (from 5.5 to 7.5), exceeding his actual chronological age. His mother’s 5-star review: “Early intervention is everything for dyslexia, and our tutor’s enthusiasm made Marco love reading again. We’re forever grateful.”
Our Professional Dyslexia Tutor Team
GETUTOR maintains a network of over 6,500 verified one-on-one tutors across Hong Kong, including 40+ specialized dyslexia and special educational needs (SEN) tutors. Our dyslexia tutor pool includes Orton-Gillingham (OG) certified specialists, Davis Dyslexia Method practitioners, HKU / CUHK Special Education Master’s graduates, UK-trained literacy interventionists, and current SEN coordinators from Hong Kong international schools (ESF, Harrow, Yew Chung, French International School). Many of our tutors hold qualifications such as British Dyslexia Association (BDA) accreditation, International Dyslexia Association (IDA) certification, or Hong Kong Specific Learning Difficulties Research Team (HKSpLD) training. All tutors pass a 4-stage vetting process: identity and credential verification (including teaching license and SEN certification), teaching demo and assessment interview, minimum 4.0-star parent rating after the first 3 lessons, and ongoing student progress monitoring. We operate on a “pay after trial” model — meaning you only pay after a successful first lesson, and you can switch tutors at any time, free of charge, if not fully satisfied. Our tutors support students from age 5 to 18 across local Hong Kong schools, ESF, international schools, and IB / IGCSE / A-Level curricula. With a 92% 5-star parent satisfaction rate, our matching algorithm typically delivers 3-5 suitable specialist tutor recommendations within 2 hours of your request. Match with Your Dyslexia Specialist Tutor Now
由 GETUTOR 升學研究組撰寫 ｜ 數據來源：GETUTOR 內部配對紀錄
Dyslexia Tutor Hong Kong：讀寫障礙小朋友補習，點解坊間補習社普遍搞唔掂？
如果你嘅小朋友被評估為讀寫障礙（Dyslexia），你好大機會已經試過好幾個補習老師，但每次都係：頭兩三堂好似 OK，之後小朋友開始抗拒返學、唔肯做功課、甚至喊住話自己「蠢」。其實問題唔係小朋友，亦唔係家長，而係絕大部分坊間補習老師根本未受過 SEN 訓練，佢哋用返教一般學生嘅方法，落喺一個有讀寫障礙嘅小朋友身上，只會越補越差。
根據 GETUTOR 後台 2024-2026 年全港 SEN 類別配對紀錄，樣本約 390 宗，當中涉及讀寫障礙嘅個案佔約 58%，係 SEN 補習需求入面最大嗰一類。過去兩年我哋處理過 8,150+ 宗補習配對，平台現有 12,480+ 位導師*，當中受過 Orton-Gillingham（OG）或者類似結構化語文教學訓練嘅導師，其實只佔約 4.3%。呢個數字解釋咗點解家長搵極都搵唔到啱嘅老師。
*配對及導師數字統計自 GETUTOR 後台 2024-2026 年紀錄
Section 1：Dyslexia 補習點解咁難搞？家長最痛嘅三樣嘢
先講清楚：讀寫障礙唔係智力問題，係腦部處理文字同語音嘅方式同一般人唔同。小朋友可能數學好叻、講嘢好醒，但一去到要讀、要寫、要默書，就即刻 唔掂。香港家長最痛嘅三樣嘢：
- 學校冇資源跟：主流學校一個班 30 個學生，老師冇時間逐個照顧。就算拎到 SEN 證明，學校最多畀多 25% 時間應考，根本解決唔到根本問題。
- 補習社雞精班冇用：大班教學對 Dyslexia 小朋友等於地獄，老師講得快，小朋友跟唔到，越補越自卑。
- 私補老師唔識教：大學生 tutor 英文可能好叻，但佢自己冇 Dyslexia，唔明點解「cat」咁簡單嘅字都會寫成「tac」。
根據 GETUTOR 2024-2026 年家長首次查詢紀錄，約 67% 查詢 Dyslexia 補習嘅家長，之前已經試過至少 2 個導師都失敗*。呢個比率係所有補習類別入面最高。
Section 2：GETUTOR 導師 Quote — Orton-Gillingham 點解係 Gold Standard？
「好多家長以為 Dyslexia 小朋友係『懶』或者『唔專心』，其實佢哋個腦 decode 文字嘅 pathway 真係唔同。你要用 multi-sensory approach — 即係眼睇、耳聽、口講、手寫、甚至用手指喺枱面畫字母形狀，要五個感官一齊開，先可以 build 到個 neural connection。普通補習老師教 phonics 係一次教十幾個 sounds，Dyslexia 小朋友一次淨係可以處理一個，而且要重複到佢自動化為止。」
— 全港專補 SEN 英文、擁有 6 年經驗、OG Level 1 certified 嘅 Miss L 指出
Miss L 導師簡介（按導師私隱要求使用化名，導師資歷已獲 GETUTOR 平台認證）：香港教育大學教育學士畢業（主修英文及特殊教育），IELTS 8.0，持有 Orton-Gillingham Level 1 Associate 認證，曾任職協康會兒童發展中心助理兩年，之後轉做全職私補。教學年資 6 年，累計教過超過 35 個被評估為 Dyslexia 或有讀寫困難嘅學生，當中約 78% 喺 12 個月內 reading age 提升最少 1.5 年。教學風格偏向遊戲式 + 結構化並行，唔會齋操 worksheet。
Orton-Gillingham 方法點解外面學唔到？
OG 唔係一套書、唔係一個 app，係一個完整嘅教學框架，有 5 個核心原則：
- Multi-sensory（多感官）：同時用視、聽、觸、動覺去教一個字母或一個 phoneme。例如教「b」，要睇住個字母、讀出個音、用手指喺沙盤寫、同時講出個字母 name。
- Systematic & Structured（系統化）：由最簡單嘅 short vowel 開始，一步一步砌上去，唔會跳 level。
- Cumulative（累積式）：每一堂都 recap 之前教過嘅，確保真係入咗腦。
- Explicit（明確式教學）：唔會「等小朋友自己發現 pattern」，老師會直接講「呢個 rule 係咁，你跟住做」。
- Diagnostic（診斷式）：每堂都 assess 小朋友邊度仲係 weak，下一堂針對性補返。
坊間所謂「教 phonics」嘅補習社，通常只做到第 1、2 點，完全冇 diagnostic 呢部分，所以小朋友學極都停喺同一個位。
Section 3：Dyslexia 補習要補幾耐？各階段建議堂數
| 階段 | 重點 | 建議堂數（每堂 1.5 小時） | 難度 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1：Phonemic Awareness | 分辨聲音、rhyming、blending | 8-12 堂 | ★★★（最難打底） |
| Phase 2：Single Letter Sounds | 26 個字母 name + sound 分開記 | 6-8 堂 | ★★ |
| Phase 3：CVC Words | cat, pig, dog 呢類三字母字 | 8-10 堂 | ★★ |
| Phase 4：Consonant Blends & Digraphs | sh, ch, th, bl, pr 等 | 10-14 堂 | ★★★ |
| Phase 5：Long Vowels & Silent E | cake, bike, hope 嘅 pattern | 10-12 堂 | ★★★★ |
| Phase 6：Syllable Types | 6 種 syllable 分拆長字 | 12-16 堂 | ★★★★★（最難） |
| Phase 7：Reading Fluency | 流暢閱讀 + 理解 | 持續性 | ★★★★ |
*堂數為導師建議中位數，實際因學生年齡、診斷嚴重程度而異
Section 4：全港 SEN 導師評分
| 指標 | GETUTOR SEN 導師平均 | 一般補習社 |
|---|---|---|
| 試堂後繼續率 | 81%（全港平均） | 約 45-55% |
| 導師平均教學年資 | 5.3 年 | 1-2 年 |
| OG 或同等 SEN 認證持有率 | 約 4.3%（專科導師） | < 0.5% |
| 教育心理學 / 特殊教育背景 | 約 22% | 幾乎冇 |
| 平均配對時間 | 7.1 小時（SEN 最難配） | N/A |
*統計自 GETUTOR 後台 2024-2026 年 SEN 類別配對紀錄，樣本約 390 宗
Section 5：GETUTOR 導師防伏貼士 — 家長最常踩嘅 5 個雷
- 雷 1：用一般 Phonics book 操。坊間 Jolly Phonics、Oxford Phonics 係畀一般小朋友用，Dyslexia 小朋友用呢啲會直接爆炸。要用專為 SEN 設計嘅教材，例如 Barton Reading、Wilson Reading System。
- 雷 2：逼小朋友「多讀多寫」。完全反效果。Dyslexia 小朋友嘅 working memory 有限，越逼佢讀，佢越焦慮，個腦越 shut down。
- 雷 3：一星期補 1 堂唔夠。根據研究同我哋 後台數據，Dyslexia 小朋友需要至少 每星期 2-3 堂、每堂 45-60 分鐘先有效，因為需要高頻率重複。一星期一堂 90 分鐘反而唔夠。
- 雷 4：以為補中文就 OK。中文讀寫障礙同英文讀寫障礙嘅介入方法唔同！中文要用「部件教學法」同「語素意識」訓練，唔可以照搬 OG。
- 雷 5：太早放棄。Dyslexia 係終身性 neurodevelopmental condition，補習唔係「醫好」佢，係教佢 strategies 去 cope。正常預期係
