Our first tutoring session will include an informal diagnostic spelling and phonics inventory to determine the known spelling and phonic patterns. Emerging and early readers may be given a phonological awareness assessment.

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     I'll listen to your child read using an informal running record to analyze how they approach reading with text for accuracy,  fluency, and comprehension. These informal assessments will determine the next steps for our tutoring sessions. In addition, parents are welcome to share any teacher notes and school assessments.

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    After the first couple sessions, I'll utilize various professional resources for evidence-based strategies, including a guided reading manual, Recipe for Reading, and the IMSE-Manual, to create individualized lesson plans. A personalized reading plan and summary are available for an additional fee.  

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  I am Orton-Gillingham Comprehensive, trained through IMSE. I use a systematic, structured, explicit approach for working with children that need spelling, decoding, and phonics using multi-sensory strategies.