Break through learning barriers.
Target the root cause of learning and reading challenges with guided clinical courses backed by evidence
No travel or waitlists
Just 30 minutes, 3 days a week
Clinical results from $81/wk
Professional support
Science that feels like play
Proven Science. Experienced Support.
10,000+ families
A trusted choice for New Zealand & Australian families and schools since 2003.
20 years’ expertise
Two decades of experience helping overcome learning challenges.
300+ research studies
Programs backed by the world’s most extensive neuroscience research.
Why New Zealand families choose Sonic Learning
Clinical results without the clinical price tag
Most tutoring and therapy sessions cost $120 – $220 per session. Our courses created by health professionals and neuroscientists start from as little as $81 per week, individually adapt to your child’s needs, and include support from certified health and education professionals.
Fast, lasting gains in just 1.5 hours per week
Skip the travel and the waitlists. Our evidence-based courses require just 30 minutes a day, 3 days per week to see permanent learning gains. It’s the most efficient way to build learning and reading skills without adding more stress to your family’s week.
A solution for kids who are "burnt out" on learning
Most kids who have struggled at school expect interventions to be boring, repetitive, or too hard. Our approach is different. We pair professional support with world-leading, evidence-based games that don’t feel like worksheets or “more of the same.” The training constantly adjusts to your child’s specific skill level in real-time, keeping them engaged and building confidence from day one.
World-class intervention, anywhere in New Zealand and Australia
You shouldn’t be limited by where you live. Whether you’re in a major city or in a remote area with limited access to specialists, you can access world-leading learning intervention. Our courses are 100% online and supported by telehealth, phone and email.
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Does this sound like your child?
They’re stuck on the same level
They’re still on the same literacy level despite extra phonics and other school support, re-learning the same concepts because the information just doesn’t “stick.”
They’re exhausted from school
They come home exhausted or emotional from the sheer mental effort of trying to focus all day.
They call themselves “dumb”
They’ve started calling themselves “dumb” because they haven’t seen a return on their effort in the past.
They struggle to follow instructions
They struggle to follow multi-step instructions or need requests repeated constantly.
They zone out at school
They frequently ‘zone out’ in class and struggle to recount what they’ve learned or what happened during their school day.
They can’t face school anymore
Schoolwork feels like an impossible mountain, leading to tears, avoidance, or total shutdown.
Stuck on the same level
They’re still on the same literacy level despite extra phonics and other school support, re-learning the same concepts because the information just doesn’t “stick.”
Exhausted from school
They come home exhausted or emotional from the sheer mental effort of trying to focus all day.
Call themselves “dumb”
They’ve started calling themselves “dumb” because they haven’t seen a return on their effort in the past.
Struggle to follow instructions
They struggle to follow multi-step instructions or need requests repeated constantly.
They zone out at school
They frequently ‘zone out’ in class and struggle to recount what they’ve learned or what happened during their school day.
They can’t face school anymore
Schoolwork feels like an impossible mountain, leading to tears, avoidance, or total shutdown.
The truth about school struggles
For most of these students, their brains aren’t yet “wired” for efficient learning. They are working significantly harder than their peers just to achieve the same results.
The good news
The brain is plastic—it can change. Based on decades of research, neuroscientists have identified why these struggles happen and, more importantly, how to train the specific cognitive skills required to make learning feel easier.
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