Tutoring with Ms. Michelle, Houston, TX (2026)

05/15/2026

Stop asking them to "just write it down."

For a dyslexic teen, the gap between a brilliant thought and a written sentence isn’t a bridge—it’s a canyon.

They have the ideas. They have the vocabulary. They have the "big picture" vision that most people would kill for.

But the moment they pick up a pen, the Processing Wall hits. The spelling, the grammar, and the linear structure act like a bottleneck, stifling their actual intelligence.

The current GCSE curriculum measures how well you can follow a line. I measure how well you can communicate your
brilliance.

💡 Tip! The Reverse Outline -Method

Instead of forcing them to write a linear essay plan (which is often a dyslexic nightmare), have them Brain Dump visually

Record it - Have them speak their main argument into a phone first.
Map it - Use a mind map (Visual Mapping) to connect the ideas.
Color-code it - Assign one colour to Evidence and another for Analysis

When they see their thoughts as a map rather than a list, the anxiety drops and the marks go up.

I’ve spent 28 years translating the Standard Curriculum into Dyslexic Success.

Your teen isn't broken; the system’s instructions are just written in a language they don't use.

Your child’s brilliance is there. We just need to unlock the exit.

✨ Want to bridge the gap for your teen?

FYI I run a weekly English GCSE study skills group…Comment with the word SUCCESS and I’ll send you a link where you can learn more about these sessions in my free parent information evening xx

05/04/2026

Some students hold it together all day at school—and then fall apart at home.

That doesn’t mean they’re “fine.”
It means they’re working twice as hard just to keep up.