1:1 Zia Tutoring: Success for Struggling Readers: Orton-Gillingham: Once a Week
Struggling with reading? Zia Tutoring Services provides focused, flexible, personalized tutoring sessions using the Orton-Gillingham approach. Learn to do hard things, be persistent and improve decoding skills to build reading success.
Katy Zia, Reading Jedi Master (M.ED)
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(17)
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed55 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Homework
Students may be asked to practice personalized flashcards for sight words or consonant/vowel/blend flashcards with parents outside of classAssessment
Students will be assessed during their first class. Additional progress monitoring provided upon parent request.Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 5
Zia Tutoring Services uses the Orton-Gillingham approach as direct, structured, multi-sensory way to teach literacy. It follows the "science of reading" that helps all students to be successful, especially for those with dyslexia or other reading difficulties. Learn to do hard things, be persistent, and improve decoding skills to build reading SUCCESS. "Success breeds motivation. Motivation breeds success" --Anita Archer, author of Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching A typical reading tutoring session includes: Review of previous taught concepts... *Phonological Awareness and Visual Drill (consonant and vowel drills) *Blending Drills (sounds, syllables, morphemes) *Auditory Drill *Syllable work or Syllable Division (as needed) New concepts introduction... *Spelling Dictation *Non-phonetic words (Sight Words) *Oral Reading (sentences) *Oral Reading (short story)
Learning Goals
Students will learn how to...
*Do hard things
*Be persistent
*Decode to build reading success
Other Details
Supply List
*Pencil *Journal with lined paper *Index cards kept in a ziplock bag or connected on a ring *Student sized whiteboard *Dry erase pens (black)
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2022
4.9
17reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
*Masters of Education degree in Elementary Education
*Classroom Educator Certification (30 Hours in-person class) formally trained in the Orton-Gillingham Approach through the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE) and the Oregon Dyslexia Institute (ODI)
*19 years experience teaching in the primary grades in both public and private schools in the United States
*Current 1st grade public school teacher
*Trained with Really Great Reading curriculum, which meets the "Science of Reading" definition and uses the Orton-Gillingham Approach
*Owner of Private Tutoring Business for K-8th grade students, specializing in Spanish, Math, Reading and Writing. Supporting students with dyslexia, ADHD, and other learning difficulties
*Parent of two homeschool primary grade students and understanding advocate for parent choice in their child's educationReviews
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
$64
per sessionMeets on demand
55 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-12
