Tutor for a 6yr old overkill?

[Blessingsdragon]

Hi I have an august born 6 year old boy - very bright good vocab and reasoning skill with well above average numeracy - However he is really struggling with literacy. Is atutor overkill? If not how long /how often would you suggest would be enough extra to make a big difference before year 3? (Our primary seams to go very academic in year 3)

If not a tutor what can I do at home?

Thanks

ps has been tested for dyslexia - very low probablity - is also a little ''spaceyy'' in gerneral in calss

Sorry about my spelling /grammer I do have dyslexia!

What sort of struggling? What does the school say?

Hi - not much to be honest - nice teacher a bit ''artistic'' - and DS2 has an IEP and gets 1/2 hour or so a week 1/2 - I asked her at the parents evening what she thought the problem was ie was it readiness /dyslexia etc and she said she thought he may just be a reluctant write and may always be- which to be honest alarmed me a little as I sounds very unspesific and like she cannt see what to do about it!

My oldest son is dyslexic and has special needs and I am thinking of paying for a private assesment of my DS1 as I had to for the oldest its just its £300 AND THE GENERAL COPS THEY DID CAME OUT WITH A VERY LOW PRIORITY OF DYSLEXIA - PLEASE excuse spelling

Hi
I trained as a dyslexia tutor after ds was diagnosed (he's 12 now) - I was a teacher before.
I spend some time with individual children of his age in school - it's very much based on games and confidence building, but it gives me an opportunity to pick up little things that we can work on. I don't think given the family dyslexia connection that it's overkill, but it would have to be the right kind of teacher, he'd have to enjoy it and 1 hr sessions would be much too long. If he does have issues with literacy, the quicker he gets taught in the way that works for him the better. Teachers may know exactly how to teach synthetic phonics (they don't all teach it well, but that's a different gripe) but in a whole class situation there isn't the time to do everything you want to do to help each child.