Passionate Online Reading Instructor empowering elementary children with dyslexia to become confident readers and spellers.
I employ tailored strategies and engaging activities to address their unique learning needs, fostering a supportive environment where they can thrive and develop essential reading skills with enthusiasm and success.
Common Challenges
*Your child works harder than others in his/her class in order to learn how to read or spell.
*Your child's teachers have discussed how your child is below level in reading.
*Your child gets frustrated easily when having to read, or just refuses to do so.
*Your child is falling behind in school.
Actions You've Taken to Support Your Child
*The school pulls your child out for Reading Intervention in small groups.
*You have tried computer programs and apps that just do not seem to help.
*You have requested the school complete testing, and found your child did not qualify.
*You feel exhausted and frustrated with how to help your child.
Empowering Reading Together
*I will complete an Assessment to help you and your child understand their strengths and weaknesses.
*I will teach your child reading/spelling strategies at their current level and build those weaknesses to strengths.
*I tutor using interactive and hands-on activities to keep your child engaged while learning to read and spell.
*I help your child understand their best way to learn so they can move on to all of their goals.
How it Works
Complete and submit the Contact Form. This will begin your journey to helping your child be a successful reader!
I will contact you after receiving your Contact Form to discuss your concerns and set up an evaluation time.
Once the evaluation is complete, I will share the results with you, and together, we will make a plan to help your child.
Testimonials
M.W.'s Testimonial
As a parent when you see your child struggle at anything, you want to help. Sometimes you let them work through a situation so they learn. In an academic situation it can be quite concerning depending on the degree of struggle.
Stacy was a blessing put into our lives. With her help our child has improved monumentally. They have jumped grade levels in months. Not only does Stacy work with our child but she adapts her way of teaching to the way the child learns. She challenges them enough but doesn't push them to where they become discouraged. She doesn't just test them to see where they are and then continue to work with them at the same level. She does follow up testing periodically. This allows her to adjust the program she is working with or switch to a program that would better fit your child.
She rewards a child for being there and working hard. We as parents may not take into consideration that a child has to be interested to learn. We can't just expect them to want to learn or demand that they try hard. Well we can..... but as we know a child has a mind of their own. Having a reward is something they get to look forward to.
She has great communication with parents. You can ask daily what has been worked on. Often she will do a quick follow up with me as I am picking up my child. Nothing too long as to take away from someone else's time, but enough so you know where your child is at or what they are working on. She will let you know both the goods and struggles. She never says anything in a way to embarrass a child. She will inform you of those lightbulb moments when a child makes it to that next level or something just clicks. She even gets excited, showing she cares about your child. They aren't just another kid on her schedule.
She has been amazing with scheduling. Working with me if we need to switch a day for travel, bad weather, or if I happen to forget what day it is. As any parent can admit there are those days.
I would happily refer anyone with a child who is struggling or maybe just wants that extra practice to visit with Stacy. Even if it's just something you're pondering on but not ready to commit to. I would recommend speaking with her.
I hope telling a little of my story can help another parent to take that next step and give tutoring with Stacy a try. It's sometimes just nice to know someone else has been there too.
MW
Frequently Asked Questions
How does tutoring online work?
Each session is 1 to 1 and interactive. Your child will log on to the platform where we will work together towards his/her goals.
What technology is needed for each tutoring session?
Your child will need an ipad, desktop, or laptop with Google Chrome.
I use Koala Go for the lessons. This is free to parents and child. There is 1 link to save and use each session.
How long are sessions, how often, and cost?
Each session is 1 hour and may be a minimum of once a week.
I will give my recommendation according to the assessment results.
We will decide on the number of weekly sessions together.
Cost is $60 per session.
