In our one-on-one structured literacy tutoring sessions, your child will embark on a personalized learning journey designed to systematically build their reading and writing skills from the ground up. The curriculum is tailored to meet your child's unique needs, with specific learning goals aimed at ensuring they not only understand fundamental literacy concepts but also apply them confidently in everyday contexts. Here's what your child will learn:

Phonemic Awareness: Your child will learn to recognize and manipulate the sounds in words, including skills such as sound isolation, blending, segmenting, and phoneme manipulation (adding, deleting, or substituting sounds).

Phonics and Decoding: They will gain a strong foundation in phonics, understanding the relationship between letters and sounds, and master decoding skills to fluently read unfamiliar words by breaking them down into manageable parts.

Fluency: Your child will develop reading fluency, focusing on pace, accuracy, and expression. Activities will include repeated reading and modeled fluent reading, emphasizing the role of punctuation in expressive reading.

Vocabulary Development: We will expand your child's vocabulary through direct teaching of new words, exploration of synonyms and antonyms, and the use of context clues within texts. They will be encouraged to use a creative and varied vocabulary in their writing and speaking.

Reading Comprehension: Your child will learn strategies to understand, interpret, analyze, and reflect on texts, including summarizing, questioning, predicting, inferring, and identifying main ideas and supporting details.

Writing Skills: They will develop their writing skills, from crafting simple sentences to composing more complex texts. We'll explore narrative, expository, and creative writing, covering the writing process from brainstorming to editing.

Spelling and Grammar: Through focused instruction, your child will improve their spelling accuracy, learning about spelling rules, patterns (including blends, digraphs, and trigraphs), silent letters, and tricky spellings. Basic grammar concepts will also be covered to enhance writing quality.

Literary Appreciation: Exposure to a wide range of genres and texts will foster an appreciation for literature’s diverse forms, themes, and styles.

Critical Thinking and Analysis: Encouragement to think critically about texts will enhance their ability to analyze characters, plot, themes, and authors' purposes. They'll learn to support their opinions with evidence from the text.

Personalized Communication Skills: Though the one-on-one format focuses more on individual learning, we'll incorporate elements that foster communication skills, encouraging your child to express their ideas and responses effectively.

By achieving these goals, your child will be equipped with the essential literacy skills needed for academic success and lifelong learning. They will emerge from our sessions as a more confident reader and writer, ready to explore the vast world of literature and express their thoughts and ideas with clarity and creativity.

As your dedicated tutor, I am an IDA-CERI certified structured literacy and dyslexia specialist and a state-certified ELA teacher, bringing many years of rich experience to our sessions. My expertise is bolstered by specialized training in structured literacy approaches, a deep understanding of educational assessment, and a robust history of facilitating learning in diverse settings. My commitment to ongoing professional development in literacy education keeps my methods current and effective. I'm deeply passionate about instilling a love for reading and writing in my students and approach each tutoring session with enthusiasm and a personalized touch.

My tutoring strategy is founded on evidence-based practices tailored to meet the unique learning needs of each student, including those with dyslexia. My goal is to foster an inclusive, engaging, and supportive one-on-one learning environment where your child feels valued and inspired to explore their full potential. Through our sessions, I aim to not only enhance literacy skills but also to build confidence and a lasting passion for learning.

Recognizing the diverse challenges that learners with ADHD, Dyslexia, and ASD face, we've incorporated a variety of supports, strategies and teaching methodologies to create an empowering, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.

Websites:
Online dictionaries and thesauruses to aid vocabulary development and understanding of word meanings, synonyms, and antonyms.
Other Sources:
Handouts and worksheets created specifically for this class, focusing on phonemic awareness, phonics patterns, spelling rules, and comprehension strategies. These are designed to reinforce lessons and provide targeted practice.
Videos and multimedia presentations that align with our weekly themes, offering visual and auditory reinforcement of literacy concepts.
All these materials are shared with students and parents through our Substack page: https://pathwaypages.substack.com/, ensuring easy access to homework assignments, class handouts, and additional learning resources.

In adherence to our content policy, we ensure all materials are appropriately rated, free from upsetting or scary content, and do not require students to navigate politically sensitive topics. Any third-party tools used do not necessitate the creation of accounts, safeguarding our students' online safety and privacy.

Our approach to selecting these sources is rooted in a commitment to providing a well-rounded, evidence-based literacy education that respects the diverse needs and interests of our learners, setting them on the path to becoming confident and enthusiastic readers and writers.