Our Services

At Gift School, we provide specialised educational support for learners who experience barriers to learning.

Our aim is to help each learner understand how they learn best, develop their skills and grow in confi dence and independence.

Gift School | Grades 4–7

Gift School is a small, specialised learning environment for learners with dyslexia and learning difficulties associated with dyslexia.

We follow the CAPS curriculum while adapting our teaching to meet the individual learning needs of each learner.

Through small classes, individual attention, structured teaching and appropriate learning support, we help learners develop the skills and confi dence they need to become more independent in their learning.

Our approach focuses on each learner's strengths and unique gifts, while providing support in the areas where they experience difficulty.

Our individual support programme provides targeted assistance according to each learner's specifi c needs.

Assessments

• Literacy assessments: Reading, spelling and writing
• Mathematical assessments

Literacy Support

Individual sessions to develop:

• Reading skills
• Spelling skills
• Writing skills
• Learning skills

Support is offered in both English and Afrikaans.

Mathematics Support

Individual mathematics sessions designed to strengthen understanding, develop mathematical skills and build confidence.

Each learner's support programme is guided by their individual needs and assessment results.

Technology as a Bridge to Learning
Technology is an important part of our approach at The Gift School.

For some learners, there can be a significant gap between what they understand and what they are able to read, spell or write independently.

A learner may have excellent ideas and a strong understanding of a topic, but struggle to get those ideas onto paper because so much of their mental energy is being used to manage spelling, handwriting or written language.

The computer can help bridge that gap.

Using technology can allow a learner to:

• Have text read aloud
• Listen to digital learning material
• Speech-to-text rather than rely entirely on handwriting
• Use spelling support
• Make notes
• Organise information
• Access classroom resources
• Complete work through Google Classroom
• Demonstrate their understanding more effectively

This does not mean that technology replaces teaching or learning.

Technology is a tool.

It gives learners greater access to the curriculum while we continue to develop the underlying academic skills they need.

For many of our learners, technology also helps reduce the pressure created by reading, spelling and writing difficulties. This allows them to focus more of their attention on what they think and understand, rather than on the mechanics of getting their ideas onto paper.