Does your student's reading gap affect spelling and writing, as well? Do you suspect dyslexia, working memory delays, or other issues which were either never identified or not addressed effectively by the school system or IEP?

At the heart of what Miss Linda does is prolonged reading aloud combined with Orton-Gillingham phonics practice. Anyone who has played a sport or learned a musical instrument knows that practice is the key to becoming proficient at any activity. Having students read aloud for extended periods of time to a skilled listener who can help correct mistakes IN THE MOMENT, otherwise known as Continuous Reading (CR), has been scientifically proven to increase reading fluency (Hammerschmidt-Snidarich et al, 2018). Reading aloud with immediate feedback (stopping to break words into syllables and sound them out) and extra mini-phonics lessons embedded during the reading creates a synergy between phonics and reading! And it is motivating for the reader to become immersed in a good story while learning, rather than spending the entire lesson on phonics drills.

Miss Linda teaches kids and parents to work with a "mental map" of spelling, syllabication, pronunciation rules and phonics patterns that give students with dyslexia tools they can use to help sort out words that might initially appear jumbled to them. If we know the basic patterns we are looking for, the brain can help the eye to rearrange letters to find these patterns.

You and your child become reading detectives, using logical reasoning (connecting what you see or experience in the moment with what you know) to take what may seem like a confusing mess to your child and finding order. We crack the code!

Miss Linda has a passion for extensive assessment. Many times, a thorough assessment is not available in the school setting. Miss Linda starts with a professional assessment of fluency, memory, and comprehension ability. And observational assessment remains ongoing, through each lesson! She continually and carefully examines each student's individual reading situation, gathering more clues each time they read. She cracks the code! She has been able to identify more uncommon forms of dyslexia, such as dysphasia. She succeeds where other dyslexia interventions have failed. Miss Linda is currently studying and conducting research on master's level reading instruction and assessment techniques.

Miss Linda's At Home Reading Program starts with six weeks of initial tutoring of a student. During this time, the parent, grandparent, or other adult reading partner also attends training with Miss Linda (at a different time than the student's lessons). The student and their reading partner get set up to successfully carry forward their at home reading program independently.

Learn to teach your child like a pro! No outside curriculum needed! If you can read, you can do this!

Listeners are trained to write down miscues (mistakes) as the reader reads. Then, the listener/teacher conducts a simple phonics lesson related to the miscues. A phonics progression chart is also used to make sure all letter combinations are taught, even if they don't come up in the reading.

You can take up teaching your own child after the initial six weeks of child tutoring and parent coaching or opt to have Miss Linda continue teaching your child. The rate at which your child gains grade levels through your home reading program will largely depend on the frequency of your lessons.