Shanthi Badrinath Psychologist, Assessor and Special Educator
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I run the PHONEMIC LEARNING CENTER FOR SPECIAL KIDS in Triplicane, Chennai. I am a Special Needs Educator and Psychologist with over 14 years of experience in India, the USA, Singapore, Qatar, Oman, and Dubai, working with children across various age groups who have behavioral problems, learning difficulties, emotional and developmental disabilities, and cognitive disorders.
With a passion for education and a commitment to helping students succeed, I assess their needs and create personalized teaching plans to ensure they understand the material at their own pace. I aim to provide focused, one-on-one support to enhance understanding and improve academic performance.
My teaching style combines real-world applications, engaging exercises, and practical conversations to help students gain confidence and fluency. I like to implement innovative strategies in my teaching and have achieved excellent results with all my students. I am also skilled in teaching ESL (English as a Second Language). I provide assignments after each topic to help monitor children's understanding of the concepts. I incorporate interactive platforms and remain motivated to support them throughout their learning journey. I offer online and offline classes, including weekends, based on the student's preferred schedule. I have extensive knowledge in reading, writing, spelling, bridging academic gaps, and the NIOS curriculum, and I can teach thoroughly from the basic level. I am dedicated to punctuality and adhere strictly to the agreed-upon schedule for all classes.

Subjects

  • Tamil Beginner-Expert

  • Phonics Beginner-Expert

  • Commerce Beginner-Expert

  • Business studies Beginner-Expert

  • CBSE English Beginner-Expert

  • Autism Beginner-Expert

  • Learning Disability Beginner-Expert

  • Dyslexia Beginner-Expert

  • ADHD child education Beginner-Expert

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Beginner-Expert

  • Maths (CBSE) Beginner-Expert

  • ADHD Beginner-Expert

  • Slow learner Beginner-Expert

Experience

  • Founder (Mar, 2014–Present) at PHONEMIC LEARNING CENTER, CHENNAI
    Welcome to Phonemic Learning Center (PLC), PLC was established to provide remedial support for children with learning difficulties. PLC is specially designed for the welfare of child for those who are with Learning Disability and Slow Learners. The centre helps to continue work with children who struggle to learn in mainstream classrooms.

    We are not only focusing on disability but on their talents too. Here, first we understand the children’s interest, emotions, environment and their disability. Then we identify their intelligence and increase their strength. So that they get the love and affection from others. To succeed, we identify their error and begin the correction. Instead of taking the long lessons we use short, engaging introductions to excite students about learning. We are giving lots of practice: More than Twenty repetitions instead of two or three because it is important to remember in a busy day, sufficient repetition is the first thing to do.

    We at PLC, believe that every child is capable of learning. Interest may be a child’s first emotion. So our training is based on Learning styles (VAKT) which simply means visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile. Visual is learning by seeing (images and visualizations), Auditory learning through language (hearing or reading), Kinesthetic is learning through moving (doing), and Tactile is hands-on learning (touching). This makes learning easier & more interesting, so the child will listen better.
  • Assessor and Special Educator (Sep, 2013–Present) at Madras Dyslexia Association

Education

  • M.Sc Psychology (Jun, 2015–Jun, 2017) from University of Madras, Chennai
  • Intensive Teacher Training (Jun, 2013–Aug, 2013) from Madras Dyslexia Association

Fee details

    ₹500–1,000/hour (US$5.90–11.79/hour)

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