YUVA Academy · Education Support

Remedial Classes for Secondary Students.

Additional learning support for students who need more time, practice or individual attention to strengthen core academic skills and rebuild confidence in learning.

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Learning support

Reading Additional practice to strengthen reading skills and academic participation.

Writing Structured activities supporting written expression and foundational writing skills.

Mathematics Additional support with core mathematical competencies where students need reinforcement.

Confidence A supportive learning environment where students can work at a more appropriate pace.

Every learner is different

Sometimes a student needs more time, not less potential.

Students do not all understand new material at the same speed or in the same way.

A formal classroom must often move according to a common timetable. Students who have not yet developed a particular skill can therefore find themselves trying to understand new material while earlier gaps remain unresolved.

YUVA’s remedial education approach provides additional attention and practice so students can strengthen core academic skills and engage with learning at a pace better suited to their needs.

Our approach

A learning difficulty in one subject does not define a student’s intelligence, potential or future.

Remedial support focuses on identifying gaps, providing additional practice and helping students experience progress again.

What is remedial education?

Targeted support for core skills that need strengthening.

YUVA’s published programme describes remedial education as additional instruction intended to help students develop expected competencies in core academic skills.

Identify the gap

Understand where a learner is experiencing difficulty rather than assuming the problem applies equally across every subject or skill.

Reinforce the foundation

Revisit important reading, writing or mathematical skills that may need additional practice before more advanced learning can feel manageable.

Build confidence through progress

Give students opportunities to experience understanding and improvement rather than allowing repeated difficulty to become disengagement.

Areas of support

Strengthening the foundations students use across school.

Reading Additional reading practice can help learners strengthen fluency, comprehension and confidence when working with written material.

Writing Students can receive additional practice with foundational writing and written communication skills.

Mathematics Core mathematical skills can be revisited where a learner needs more practice before progressing.

Learning confidence A supportive environment can help students participate more comfortably and develop greater confidence in their ability to learn.

Varied learning activities

There is more than one way to practise a skill.

YUVA’s published approach uses varied activities rather than relying exclusively on one form of instruction.

Activities may involve seeing, listening, writing, handling materials and movement, depending on the skill being practised and the needs of the learner.

Visual See the concept Use written examples, diagrams or other visual material where useful.

Auditory Hear and discuss Use spoken explanation, reading aloud and discussion to reinforce understanding.

Tactile Work with materials Introduce practical activities where physical interaction can support the learning task.

Kinaesthetic Learn through activity Incorporate movement or active participation where appropriate to the lesson.

Who may benefit?

Students who need additional educational support.

Remedial education may be useful when a student is experiencing persistent difficulty with core academic skills or needs more individual practice than is possible during ordinary classroom time.

Reading difficulties Students who find reading unusually difficult or need additional practice to strengthen reading skills.

Spelling & writing difficulties Students who need more structured practice with spelling, writing or written work.

Gaps in core skills Students whose earlier learning gaps are making current academic work more difficult.

Students rebuilding confidence Learners who may have become hesitant or disengaged after repeated academic difficulty.

Educational support, not clinical assessment. YUVA’s remedial classes provide learning support. They do not replace professional assessment, diagnosis or specialised services where those may be needed.

The learning pathway

Identify. Practise. Progress. Participate.

Stage 01 Identify

Understand the particular academic skills or areas in which the learner needs additional support.

Stage 02 Practise

Provide additional exercises, explanation and opportunities to revisit the skill.

Stage 03 Progress

Strengthen core competencies gradually while helping the learner recognise improvement.

Stage 04 Participate

Support greater confidence and participation in the learner’s wider academic experience.

Parents & caregivers

Learning support works better when adults communicate.

YUVA’s historical programme model also involved parents in discussions about their child’s academic progress.

Constructive communication between students, educators and families can help everyone better understand where progress is occurring and where further support may be useful.

Understand the learning need Focus conversations on the specific skills a student is finding difficult rather than labelling the child.

Recognise progress Notice improvement and effort alongside areas that still require additional work.

Maintain communication Keep communication open between families and educators around the student’s experience.

Historical programme results

Results reported in YUVA’s 2023 Projects Update.

YUVA’s 2023 publication documented remedial classes for secondary-school repeater students in Goodlands, Port Louis and Rose Hill. The figures below are historical results reported in that publication and are not presented as current running totals.

292 students in Grades 7 to 13 reported as enrolled in the remedial classes.

74% of students reported as showing improved performance in reading skills.

68.3% of students reported as showing improved performance in writing skills.

79% of students reported as showing an increase in overall academic performance at school.

67.8% of students reported as being able to integrate a mainstream classroom.

45.3% reported decrease in irregular school attendance.

82 parents reported as invited to monthly meetings with educators to discuss their child’s performance.

16 YUVA volunteers reported as involved in conducting the remedial classes.

These figures reproduce results reported by YUVA in its 2023 Projects Update. They describe the programme record presented in that publication and do not constitute a guarantee of individual learning outcomes.

Programme record

Remedial education has been part of YUVA’s wider education work.

YUVA’s published project reports document remedial education as part of its work to make education more inclusive and responsive to students who need additional support.

Historical delivery included free classes for secondary-school students in several locations in Mauritius.

Historical delivery Secondary-school learning support in Mauritius

YUVA’s published reports document previous delivery in Goodlands, Port Louis and Rose Hill.

Goodlands Recorded as one of the historical remedial class locations.

Port Louis Recorded as one of the historical remedial class locations.

Rose Hill Recorded as one of the historical remedial class locations.

Enquire about learning support

Ask YUVA about current remedial class availability.

Programme locations, schedules and availability can change. Contact YUVA directly for current information about remedial education support for secondary-school students.

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