When a child is living with the stress of feeling inadequate in some way at school, often because they are not successful at all that's being asked of them, home is the place where they seek sanctuary. If the challenging school tasks are being repeated at home, and no changes are made to improve competence and confidence, resistance is common.

Alphabetter is specifically designed to engage the parent as a co-pilot--one who is learning new skills and mindset shifts alongside their child. The dynamic is very different from the one in which the parent is the adult/instructor.

Parents of reluctant home learners find that if they engage themselves fully in the process and invite the child to join more as a peer, there is a shift in the dynamic. 

The activities are also very different from common homework tasks. When we match natural kinaesthetic skills that feel logical, relevant and purposeful to life goals, learning becomes the joyful adventure it should be.

Once the in-person Alphabetter workshop is completed, we explore spelling and punctuation strategies during the 42-day integration session to help you practice using your new alphabet in real life! 

The Alphabetter process of re-learning the letters of the alphabet includes knowing the sequence, both forward and backward. The very same actions work for spelling.

There is an in-depth Punctuation and comprehension option that you can add to your experience upon completion of Alphabetter.

If your child has never been taught to use printed letters while writing by hand, this is the time to fill in that gap!

Even if we never use a pen and paper (because everything is digital) it's really important to have certainty of the printed letters. After all, that's what you use when reading both digital and analogue books, magazines, sites and networks. If there's any confusion, it's distracting and slowing you down.

When speaking with your child's teacher, show them the Alphabetter assessment form and explain that you want your child to resolve their confusion about the printed letters and print their letters for a period of time (rather than use cursive) to fully integrate them.

It won't be long before their printing is solid. That's when cursive can be re-introduced.

Yes. The weekly coaching is also for the family to do together.

You can practice the activities as you wish, but the Alphabetter Bootcamp weekend (or weekday sessions) must be attended in person with every family member.

Of course, it's always more fun together.

That's why it's called  Alphabetter Family ;-)

The in-person workshops are 10 total hours of instruction (plus breaks).

Every week, you'll have actions to practice and skills to grow with your child. As with all areas of life, the more you put into the adventure, the greater the result. Thirty minutes per day will achieve great results.