Tutoring focuses on re-teaching academic subjects. This can be beneficial for students who are behind, need a little extra support to keep up, or have specific needs in particular subjects and who want to get ahead. While a tutor mainly supports a student in content and curriculum, educational therapeutic approaches take into account the social, emotional, and neuro-biological factors that impact learning.
Educational therapy attempts to uncover the underlying causes of
learning problems and addresses the learning skills such as visual
and auditory processing, attention and focus, and memory skills.
Academic skills such as reading and writing are remediated after
weak processing skills are identified and addressed. Students learn
their strengths and how they learn best, with the hope that they
are then able to apply these life-long learning skills to all aspects
of their life.