Services
Dyslexics learn differently,
so they need to be taught differently!
Private Tutoring Services
For students age 5 through adults
All tutoring is provided in a one to one setting, so lessons can move at the correct pace for that student
Remote Tutoring available
Read more about Remote Tutoring here
Foundation In Sounds and LiPS
For students who do not pass Task C of the Barton Student Readiness Screener, I offer either Foundation in Sounds (FiS) or Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) tutoring. These programs are designed to help students boost their phonemic awareness and auditory discrimination by becoming more familiar with the various sounds used in speech (the building blocks of our language).
FiS can be done before the student has successfully learned the sound-to-symbol correspondence of the lower-case letters, which is needed to complete LiPS successfully. I have also developed multi-sensory strategies to help a child solidify their sound to symbol knowledge to prepare them for the next step, phonics. Phonics is when the sounds are matched to the letters.
Barton Reading and Spelling System Tutoring
Math for Dyslexics
Institute for Excellence In Writing Program
Professional Development for Teachers, Aides and Parents
Visualizing and Verbalizing (V/V)
V/V is a Lindamood-Bell program which may be an appropriate option for students struggling with either comprehension or word retrieval. This program helps a student get a picture in their head and then describe it using structure words.
Remote Tutoring
I am also able to provide tutoring in a remote setting when appropriate. For remote tutoring to be successful, the student will need to have access to the necessary computer equipment and have a high enough speed internet connection. It is also critical that the student doesn’t have distractions in their home environment and they can stay focused and not wander away during our on-line sessions. Some younger students may need an adult nearby to help with computer glitches when they occur as well as help with focus issues.
Tutoring style
I tend to use a gentle but firm approach when working with a student. If they ask a question that takes us off our focus, I will explain the future rule and why that doesn’t apply in this case and then redirect us back to the lesson at hand. I treat my students as the intelligent and inquisitive folks they are and don’t baby them or allow them to take the easy way out. If they need a movement break, or a talking break, or a game break, we build that into our lesson. My goal is to move them forward as quickly as reasonable without giving up any mastery.
I use guided discovery to help the student think through the problem and identify the appropriate rule to use to solve the problem, or to decode or spell the word. My goal is for them to become an independent reader and speller. I tutor for 50 minutes and save the last few minutes of the hour to update the parents on progress. When the student can teach the rule to their parent, then I know they have assimilated that rule into their long-term memory.
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