My greatest joy is serving students who are struggling or failing in reading because reading is not just a subject in school, it is the academic equivalent to breathing. My goal is to give students a passion, joy, and confidence that elevates them to their highest potential.
Each first session is a free assessment and consultation From there I create a customized plan that starts with building up the foundation of language arts skills of spelling, phonics, vocabulary and literal comprehension. I teach children to read from spelling, not memorizing word lists. I also avoid limited vocabulary readers in favor of classic or well-written books that will inspire and engage them to continue reading. Cursive penmanship and grammar are built-in to the lessons over time if needed.
Students of all reading levels will generally improve their reading skills by one grade level after eight to twelve sessions.
The initial and ongoing assessments are free, part of the customization I do to provide targeted intervention. It includes phonemic awareness, spelling, literal comprehension, and deeper comprehension.
Reading Tutoring
55 minutes 2x/week
$440 monthly
- Free Reading assessment and consultation
- Zoom Conferencing lessons
- Intensive phonics, including spelling, writing & grammar
- Multi-sensory, direct instruction in intensive phonics using Spell to Write and Read curriculum
- Interactive online activities and writing activities
- Cursive penmanship if requested
- Living books - no sight word lists to memorize or boring limited vocabulary readers
- Grammar and writing lessons as time allows
Writing Lessons
55 minutes 2x/week
Middle School/HS
$440 monthly
- Addresses what and how to write for note-taking, summaries, research reports, essays, stories, and literary critiques.
- Extensive help along with practice with models for various writing forms
- Development of stylistic techniques
- Private one-on-one Zoom lessons
- For small group rates email classicalstarttutor@gmail.com
Reading Tutoring
55 minutes weekly
$220 monthly
- Free Reading assessment and consultation
- Zoom Conferencing, SmartTech lessons
-
Intensive Phonics, including spelling, writing & grammar
-
Cursive penmanship, if requested
-
Interactive online activities and writing activities
- Literal Comprehension & Deeper Comprehension lessons strategies and skills based on assessment
- Living books, no sight word lists to memorize or boring limited vocabulary readers
