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<\/a>Inside of three-fold brochure<\/p><\/div>\n
Some of elements that are frequently emphasized in juku advertising and also appear here:<\/p>\n
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- one-on-one<\/li>\n
- “individualized”<\/li>\n
- diagnosis to guide lessons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Less typical is the reference to a specific pedagogical approach, Orton-Gillingham<\/a>. While I am not familiar with this approach, the mention in this flyer certainly suggests a concern with a research-foundation for approaches adopted in tutoring.<\/p>\n
A quick check on Google Scholar reveals close to 100 articles that refer to this approach in 2010 and 2011 (as of June 2011) suggesting that it is at least widely-cited, though I am unable to sift through these citations to note whether the citation is approving, critiquing or name-dropping.<\/p>\n
The outside of this folder flyer mainly contains some branding, contact details and a column “About ???”:<\/p>\n
??? is a learning center that specializes in one-to-one remedial tutoring for children who struggle in school and\/or have learning differences. Tutoring is based on the highly-effective and widely-recognized Orton-Gillingham approach, which combines the proven success of phincs with a multisensory delivery method of teaching.<\/em><\/p>\n
Not sure whether the U.S. spelling of “centre” suggests that this is an American approach or juku, though nothing suggests a chain and the website only mentions the single Vancouver location.<\/p>\n
It is pretty unclear to me what exactly “multisensory” means here, though the inside of the flyer (see above) mentions that,<\/p>\n
Visual, auditory, tactile and kinestehtic modalities are all used to teach and to learn.<\/em><\/p>\n
Hm… still don’t really know what that means, though it sounds like it may be akin to some of the learning strategies that seem almost physical in their practice that I see in juku, i.e. rhythmic repetition of terms, vocabulary, etc. The website also offers a FAQ entry on “What is multisensory tutoring?” but it offers more fancy terminology rather than information.<\/p>\n
Note that the focus on learning differences is one that is rare in Japan though I’ve discussed two examples of a focus on special needs education in the juku context<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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