Ryan the Writing Tutor
Upper Beeding
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Upper Beeding
(12)
Steyning's creative writing tutor for struggling young writers. With fun lessons designed for 8-12 year olds.
I've been inspiring children to write stories & poems in Steyning, Shoreham & Henfield for five years and I have big plans for the future.
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12 customer reviews
Lala
Ryan has been a brilliant tutor for my 11 year old son. Before working with Ryan, he didn't like writing and couldn't express his thoughts on paper well.
Ryan helped him to build his confidence and also helped him to get prepared for SAT's especially with grammar which my son was struggling with.
Now he enjoys writing stories and I enjoy reading them^^ Thank you Ryan!
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Lucy Snell
Ryan is a great support to my 9 year old son. He keeps him entertained and engaged throughout the 45-min weekly sessions they have together. Ryan comes up with different games to encourage learning across spellings and also times-tables which my son loves! More...
OllyjakeT
Our son's confidence in his English ability was improved by working with Ryan, who helped him to enjoy his work. Thank you Ryan!
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SphoebeC
My young kids have been getting Ryan’s weekly online lesson for a year and that would be the proof that he definitely knows how to make the children engage to learning process. I really appreciate his gentle and patient approach with big smile toward kids and am so pleased whenever I see them paying full attention during lesson. Lessons are well structured upon the kids’ level and progress. Moreover, diligent feedbacks after each lesson gives me clear idea where my kids are in. He has so much helped my kids to improve English so far, and I therefore highly recommend Ryan. More...
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Paul Sherratt
Ryan has been tutoring our youngest daughter for the last 18months since she started Year 7. Her confidence and ability have grown considerably. Ryan preps for each lesson and adapts his teaching style where required. They enjoy a great tutor / student relationship. More...
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Paul Sherratt
Ryan has been tutoring our youngest daughter for the last 18months since she started Year 7. Her confidence and ability have grown considerably. Ryan preps for each lesson and adapts his teaching style where required. They enjoy a great tutor / student relationship. More...
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Claire Kay
Ryan is wonderful! He became our lockdown hero and Joshua looked forward to all his sessions. Ryan has the ability to hold attention, and is kind, patient and fun.
We hope to use Ryan again I'm the future. Cannot recommend him enough.
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Claire Kay
Ryan is wonderful! He became our lockdown hero and Joshua looked forward to all his sessions. Ryan has the ability to hold attention, and is kind, patient and fun.
We hope to use Ryan again I'm the future. Cannot recommend him enough.
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Claire
Ryan has been tutoring Josh since lockdown and his sessions are always fun, interesting and informative.
Ryan has been an absolute saviour during this difficult and unpredictable time.
He is polite, punctual and has an ability to hold Josh's attention throughout sessions.
We would recommend Ryan to anyone wanting to help improve their child's learning.
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Sandra Sherman
Ryan is a caring and patient tutor with a great depth of knowledge and passion for his subject.
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Paul
Ryan has been tutoring my daughter who is in Year 7 for approximately 6 months now. The sessions are once a week and had been face to face up until lockdown. The sessions are now via zoom. Ryan ensures the sessions are structured and he sets homework to compliment the learning. My daughter's English language and creative thinking has improved vastly. She enjoys her sessions. I would highly recommend Ryan. More...
Katharine Rose
Ryan provided English tuition to our 15 year old son for several weeks on the lead up to his mocks. Although confident in other subjects such as maths, science and engineering, he had been struggling with English, and we were concerned he would end up having to retake his GCSE having only achieved a 1 in his pre-match exam.
Ryan is a gentle, kind and patient tutor who is clearly passionate about his subjects and helping his students reach their goals.
He managed to coach our son, encouraging him, challenging him and getting him engaged and actually enjoying the work.
Through Ryan's tutoring and support, our son went from a clear 'fail' with his English language to achieving a 7 in his mock result. A huge relief considering that now, having not been able to take his GCSE's this year like all his year, because of Covid19, his GCSE English grade will be reliant on the Mock result and his teacher's assessment.
His teacher had commented at the time how much of a difference she had seen in our son's attitude, understanding and confidence and we attribute a large amount of that to the help he received from Ryan.
Thank you Ryan for your patience and tenacity with Douglas. The results speak for themselves."
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What do you love most about your job?
Picking my jaw up from the floor is a brilliant consequence of helping children to write!
What inspired you to start your own business?
When my nephew struggled to learn the different writing techniques at school, he became glued to his computer games and lost his love of writing...
So, primed with my degree in English Literature and Education and my experience as a school TA - I decided I would help kids like him find their story-writing bug!
Why should our clients choose you?
* One-to-one tutoring in your home.
* Enjoyable lessons with songs, quizzes, competitions and games.
* Poetry and story-writing built around topics they love.
* A boost to your child's confidence at a pace that's right for them.
I also support children with SATs to boost their skills and beat anxiety.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
If you live in the Steyning, Shoreham and Henfield area, I'll be happy to travel to you.
If you live in the UK, but outside of the Steyning, Shoreham and Henfield area, we can instead connect for a 1:1 lesson on Zoom.
Story writing
Your child will learn how to plan, structure and edit their writing.
My focus is always about celebrating children's creative ideas rather than their errors. Once they're feeling motivated and ready to write, then I gently guide their grammar and spellings.
Poetry writing
Your child will power up their poetry with similes, metaphors and rhyme.
Developing vocabulary
Your child will develop their word bank to really make their stories sparkle.
Developing spellings
Your child will plan fun spelling games to make their spellings stick.
Boosting reading skills
Your child will read the most interesting stories and poems to inspire their creative writing. This will help boost their fluency, comprehension and inference.
