What can you expect for your student with powerreading Tutor?
Target reading strategies to better comprehend fiction and nonfiction texts
Activate phonemic and phonological awareness (young readers)
Build vocabulary to increase reading with greater fluency and comprehension
Study Latin/Greek roots and parts of speech to increase recognition in word patterns
Improve confidence for reading aloud through practice of rhythm, intonation, and pronunciation
Develop and strengthen writing by honing practices of planning, revising, and editing all types of grade-level essays
Test-prep for class and state assessments
All lessons are customized to the needs of your learner
One-on-one or small group one-hour sessions at a nearby library
Summer and afterschool availability
All practices are aligned with students' school's Common Core State Standards and (heavily research-based) science of reading*.
*SuperNerd Alert: The science of reading is a vast, interdisciplinary body of research—spanning cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and linguistics—that explains how proficient reading and writing develop.
In superhero speak: it's good teaching for ALL learners!
Email: PowerReadingTutor@gmail.com
powerReading Tutor
powerreading TUTOR is one woman (and her super literacy tools) on the San Francisco Bay Area's Peninsula.
Her qualifications to tutor your child include:
• currently teaching middle-school English at a California Distinguished School
• master's degrees in instruction-curriculum and reading education K-12
• bachelor's degree in film studies
•working as a script reader for numerous Hollywood studios
• writing and editing as a magazine journalist
• being a mom who understands what parents want for their kids
Like any superhero, her identity can only be revealed once you email:
PowerReadingTutor@gmail.com