Learning needs · Auditory processing (APD)
Homeschooling a child with auditory processing disorder
Spoken instructions get lost; written ones stick. Give every instruction in writing as well as sound, and keep each screen to one idea.
What it often looks like in practice
- Needs things repeated; mishears in noise
- Better with text than with a voice
- Loses the thread in a long spoken explanation
- Fine one-to-one, lost in a group
What to switch on
On the child’s learning plan, tick Auditory processing (APD) under Learning needs and these come on by themselves — untick any you don’t want:
- Read feedback and explanations aloud too
- Plain, calm feedback (no celebrations)
- Larger text (under Accessibility)
Also helpful
- Everything the app says aloud is also on screen; read-aloud can be replayed with the 🔊 button at any time.
- The tutor's explanation is numbered steps the child can re-read, not a voice that moves on.
- Headphones and a quiet spot during Homework time help more than any setting.
- The printable learning report (Progress → Learning report) lists the accommodations in use, what is mastered, what is developing and suggested next steps — written for SENCO, EHCP (IEP / 504) conversations.
What we don’t do
We cannot assess hearing or processing; an audiologist can.