Provider Bio

DBA Avansert Phonics since July 25, 2012.

Dyslexia Screenings/Learning Assessments

Private Tutoring/Orton-Gillingham Approach

In-person and online options available.

Initial Phone Consultation is free. No long-term contracts.

My dyslexia screenings/learning assessments are very detailed in order to provide guidance to parents and teachers that is specific to your child. I follow the Orton-Gillingham sequence and use the Orton-Gillingham approach but every lesson is customized to meet your child's needs. I love what I do and believe learning can be fun for all children. I have developed a stockpile of Orton-Gillingham games over the years that I incorporate into every lesson.

I have experience working with all ages from kindergarteners to high schoolers. My average student is a 4th grader reading on a 2nd grade level when I first assess them. I have experience working with highly verbal autistic students who have a diagnosis of dyslexia, too. Reviews https://www.facebook.com/AvansertTutoring/reviews

I am the parent of a dyslexic child, the wife of a dyslexic man and the daughter of a dyslexic father. Dyslexia abounds in our family trees but I didn't know any of this until my son started school. He loved books and storytelling and was highly motivated to learn to read and write. Yet, he struggled. Standard remediation didn’t work and his literacy lagged behind his intellect. He was labeled “learning disabled” and discouraged from taking academically challenging classes. After he received an outside diagnosis of dyslexia from an educational psychologist, my son began seeing a reading specialist after school who used the Orton-Gillingham Approach. In time, he made significant progress in reading, writing and spelling. My son graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree and went on to earn his Master’s degree while receiving tuition awards for being an outstanding teacher's assistant in graduate school. Currently, he's teaching at Bowling Green University and will receive his Ph.D. in American Cultural Studies in April 2024.

I’m convinced that the label “learning disabled” is misleading. My son is dyslexic and has a learning difference and simply needed a different approach to literacy as a child.

In 2012, I returned to school to study the Orton-Gillingham Approach, Early Childhood Education and Special Education. I love helping children with learning differences discover their strengths and achieve academic success.