Students will work on decoding, phonemic and phonological awareness, sight word spelling, and beginning writing.  

B.S. Psychology
Yale University Overcoming Dyslexia Certificate (IP)
Master's work in Counseling and Library Science
Rapid Transformational Therapy Certified

I am a Waldorf educator having worked as a school librarian and library/research subject teacher for 6 years with grades K-12 as faculty at a Waldorf school in rural Pennsylvania.  I also worked as the first grade rest time teacher bringing calm and beautiful stories to this grade every day for many years. I have trained, been mentored by, and served along with some of the most experienced and dedicated Waldorf class and subject teachers in the world, some of whom have passed on and given me the greatest gift possible...to see their joy in teaching young souls. I also served as the reading coach for our school Reading Olympics team with over 40 students per year voluntarily coming to my library for an extracurricular where students were excited to read over 45 books a school year!  

I have been offering comprehensive and affordable private lessons for Waldorf and other students around the world for several years. I also offer special Waldorf grades classes where students can connect with other students around the world.  Our comfort with zoom now allows me to come to you no matter where in the world you may be!  From day one, my students notice the improvement in their abilities and overall comprehension but parents especially note the change in their confidence. I get letters every day from parents telling me how much they see the confidence in their student improving after working with me.  Each student has a unique learning style, and it’s my duty to find out what that is and adapt my lessons accordingly. Contact me today to find out how I can help you achieve your academic goals.  As both a Waldorf former homeschooling mom and a teacher at a Waldorf school, I offer a unique experience to wherever your student may be-at home or at school-while needing extra lessons.

I have also taken private courses in archetypes and studied the work of Carl Jung as a B.S. Psychology student.  I am also a published writer in the Waldorf publication LILIPOH magazine. I lived on a Navajo reservation for several summers. I also have Masters classes in Library Science, Human Services, as well as diversity training. I ran a middle and high school library at the Waldorf school where I taught creative writing, library, and research classes for six years.  I also worked in the Waldorf kindergarten and grades as an aftercare teacher.   

I work with students at all levels, struggling to gifted.  My expertise includes finding what makes kids successful so that they want to keep learning.  I always work at the best pace for the individual students and cater all classes to their individual strengths and weaknesses.  My goal is for students to feel successful so they want to keep reading and writing.  I have worked with thousands of students around the world both in person and on online to help them to feel confident and peaceful in reading and to help them to chose books that they love. 

0 - 1 horas semanales fuera de clase
Evaluación de dominio
Frecuencia: 7 o más durante toda la clase
Comentario: incluido
Detalles: Students may write another sentence about the story we read with kid writing and post in classroom for Ms. Jodi.  (not required)
Calificación
Frecuencia: 1 después de finalizar la clase
Detalles: Ms. Jodi will give feedback for each student at the end of the course.  Parents may request feedback or communicate with Ms. Jodi at any time in this class.  

Ms. Jodi has experience with students of all different abilities and will adapt each class to the individual student.