Private Tutoring in Reading and Spelling

These tutoring sessions will be tailored to the child's specific needs.  The lessons will be structured, sequential and cumulative. Each class will run in the exact same format as to instill confidence and security in the child.  I will follow a lesson plan that includes a visual drill, blending drill, and auditory drill.  The student will have a student response sheet (SRS) in which they will record their responses for the auditory drill and the remaining parts of the lesson.  In each class I will review the skills, rules or patterns from the previous session and I will introduce a new skill.   As new material is presented, I will use the "I do, We do, You do" teaching model.  The student will read phonetically fair text and fluency strategies will be employed.  Near the end of each lesson I will teach a new memory word (not phonetically fair, must be learned and memorized).  We will practice our new memory word and review our previous memory words.   The lesson will be multi-sensory, incorporating visual, auditory and kinesthetic experiences simultaneously to ensure the best learning outcome.  We will use movement methods such as table writing, arm tapping and sky writing to improve chances of the information going into long-term memory.  Our final task will be dictation.  I will dictate one to three phrases or sentences for the children to write.  We will practice self-editing strategies.   In each session I will observe any confusion or uncertainties the child is having, make note of them, an be sure to address these in subsequent lessons.