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Private Reading & Online Tutoring 

Orton Gillingham Methodologies Pre K- Adult

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Orton Gillingham Tutor

Orton Gillingham Online Tutoring

  • Wilson Intensive  Reading 2nd grade-  adult

  • Wilson Just Words, 4th grade- adult

  • Lindamood Bell LiPS 

  • Orton Gillingham Methodologies Pre K-adult

  • Structured Word Inquiry

We believe, passionately, that all children and adults can be taught to read and comprehend.

 

We identify the strengths and weaknesses that may be affecting school performance in reading- comprehension, fluency, phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary development, writing, and math. Our instruction is based on an individual’s learning needs.

 

Some students come to us with general learning challenges or a previous diagnosis such as dyslexia, or autism spectrum disorders.

 

Students come to us to enhance their skills or to just make learning easier.

Academic Tutoring

Students who struggle with reading and writing often need direct, explicit instruction in these areas. I offer lessons using research-proven methods that are personally tailored to meet each student’s individual needs. I carefully monitor students’ progress, offering continual feedback and encouragement throughout the lesson. Your child's grades, and confidence, will improve.

Data from a 2nd grader with Autism, Level H- M in 12 sessions!

My self-contained Autism Spectrum Disorder Class data- Avg. gain 2.1 years growth, Aug- April, 2016-17 school year

Reading Stages

Instruction for students with Autism focuses on remediating their deficits in the Mental Systems below.

 

Core Reading Systems- The skills on the top of the rope are usually the deficits of Dyslexics.

 

Mental Systems-The language skills on the bottom of the rope are typically the deficits of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Simple View of Reading:

Word Recognition X Language Comprehension = Reading Comprehension!

 

Reading Rope in Color Scarborough's 2001

Instruction for students with Autism focuses on remediating their deficits in the Mental Systems below.

Core Reading Systems- The skills on the top of the rope are usually the deficits of Dyslexics.

 

Mental Systems-The language skills on the bottom of the rope are typically the deficits of students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Simple View of Reading:

Word Recognition X Language Comprehension = Reading Comprehension!

results from reading tutoring
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Our Instruction

Specifically addresses the learning needs of students with a language‐based learning disability, such as dyslexia, or who have word-level deficits and have not mastered the decoding and spelling process. 

 

Candidates for our phonics decoding program share characteristics such as:

  • Unable to decode accurately (in lowest 30th percentile)

  • Slow, labored reading with lack of fluency

  • May know many words by sight, but have difficulty reading unfamiliar words and pseudowords 

  • Often guesses at words

  • Poor spelling (in lowest 30th percentile)

  • Able to speak and understand English, but not read or write it (such as English language learners)

  • Have a language-based learning disability​

Executive Functioning, Organizational and Study Skills Coaching and Instruction
Orton Gillingham methodologies Pre K - Adult

Executive Functioning, Organizational and Study Skills Coaching and Instruction

Keeping track of assignments, maintaining an organized notebook and backpack and setting up a functional workspace can be a challenge for students and parents alike. I can help in setting up organizational systems for home and school that will help with academic success.

  • Assistance monitoring school assignments 

  • Assistance communicating with school staff

 

Teacher with Pupils

Professional Collabration

Assistance communicating with various professionals, Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Behavioral Therapists, etc.

 

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