- Specialist assessments and tutoring
Kind words from families and learners who’ve experienced a positive change through my support.
We have a fair amount of dyslexia within our family. So, when our younger daughter began to struggle with spelling, reading and writing at school, we decided to look for the right professional to conduct a full dyslexia assessment. We discovered Elmbridge Dyslexia Consultancy, run by Bhrinda De Silva, in Molesey, Surrey. Bhrinda is a qualified teacher and assessor of learners with dyslexia and specific learning difficulties. During the assessment, Bhrinda ensured that our daughter felt completely comfortable and cared for during the 3 ½ hour assessment. Afterwards, our daughter told us that despite feeling nervous before the assessment, she felt calm, even excited during it because of Bhrinda’s kindness. She was able to take regular breaks and eat a few snacks which helped her maintain her focus. She told me afterwards that she had fun doing the assessment! The report confirmed our daughter’s dyslexia and so much more.. it quantified her dyslexia, showing our daughter’s strengths as well as her challenges. It was comprehensive, detailed and filled with many practical recommendations for home, for school and for specialist teaching. We understand that this document will stay with her until adulthood ensuring she is supported for the remainder of her school career as well as university. The final stage was a follow-up consultation. This was equally in depth and helpful as Bhrinda explained all aspects of the report and outcomes to us. We feel optimistic about our daughter’s future. After receiving a diagnosis, she is showing greater confidence and she knows her struggles are not her fault, that in fact dyslexia may even be her superpower. We urge any families in a similar position to us to have a professional assessment and receive guidance and clarity from Bhrinda De Silva. We are so grateful that we did. Thank you Bhrinda for all your help!
When I was on my way to the assessment, I was nervous like most would be, but when I arrived, Bhrinda helped me to feel at home. I got more support than what I expected, and I was able to calm my body down. I every so often would get small brakes making me able to be in the best state to do the test and focus on each question. I had time to think about my answer and not be in any hurry. Having unimaginable help from Bhrinda gives you an unstoppable courage even with the hardest questions. She gave me a private room to prevent any distractions along the way and made me feel like I was not going to be judged for anything. Till the end, I was proud of what I had worked on. When I got the result, I wasn’t sad of my dyslexia, it was a relief to find out the reason why I struggle. Thank you Bhrinda for your help and guidance.
I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for the fantastic work you did in assessing my son. It was clear throughout the process that you are incredibly dedicated to your work and truly passionate about helping children. Your attention to detail really stood out and gave me great confidence that nothing was overlooked. I’m so grateful for the care and professionalism you brought to the assessment, and for the supportive way you approached it. Thank you again for the difference you are making. If the opportunity arises I will definitely recommend you to others.
My daughter has been receiving tutoring from Bhrinda for 18 months. She's a wonderful tutor - incredibly personable, warm and really "gets" my daughter. She takes the time to listen and understand what is going on both academically and in the background too. This means that my daughter is fully engaged in her sessions and looks forward to coming to see her each week. Sessions are tailored to my daughter, the curriculum she is following in school and her needs and interests. Bhrinda always manages to keep things fresh and fun whilst still getting the results. I love that she is teaching our daughter tools which she can take away and use independently. As a result, her confidence academically and socially is coming on leaps and bounds. I would wholeheartedly recommend Bhrinda's services to anyone looking for a specialist dyslexia tutor.
Mrs De Silva has been a wonderful help to our daughter’s education. Our daughter was recently diagnosed with dyslexia and we wanted to find help for her beyond what she was getting in her school, so we were really lucky to have found this tutor who is not only local to us, but also so knowledgeable with this learning need. Mrs De Silva has a very positive and rewarding approach to tutoring which has seen our daughter leave her lessons feeling uplifted and empowered. This is so wonderful for us to see, as prior to this tutoring we were seeing a lot of negativity with her abilities and attitude to learning. We would recommend this tutor to all families with dyslexia children.
