The Little “Read” School House

Welcome back to school! Your child's education is very important to you, as it should be! Sadly, COVID-19 has impacted our children's education to the extent that they are a year behind as they return to the classroom.  School systems have already acknowledged that they will experience some serious educational lags in their  future because of time missed  and the ineffective, emergency  "virtual learning" platforms. This does not have to happen. My young students have complained that they are not learning anything and their parents hired me to mitigate the effects of our current educational situation. The results have been amazing. My remedy is direct instruction through effective instructional strategies and activities. My service is far superior to the pricey "cookie cutter,"  franchises. Not only do I address any reading concerns, which are usually underdeveloped decoding skills, but I also incorporate important related skills that impact on reading, such as spelling, grammar, writing, etc.  It is much more personalized. My parents and students have access to me outside of the tutoring sessions. I must tell you that I provide your child with lifelong skills, competencies and tools, but they must also "practice and study."

I am a retired elementary principal with a Bachelors, two Masters and a Doctorate degree in the field of literacy/education. I have done extensive training of teachers as an adjunct professor in reading at Bowie State University, Morgan State University, the Community College of Baltimore, and Howard University. One of my MSDE certifications is in Reading and Literacy. I’m considered to be an effective expert in the field of Literacy. I provide  corrective and remedial instruction with strategies that address phonemic awareness/word recognition, decoding, pronunciation, comprehension, study skills , fluency, content area reading proficiency and more. I'm trained in  Orton-Gillingham methodology, used with "dyslexic" students.You will begin to see positive results in your child’s overall academic performance in as soon as two or three months. You must provide regular  tutoring sessions and insure that your child practices and studies. Twice a week sessions are recommended for best results. I strongly advocate for standardized testing both before and after instruction. Many schools are giving parents informal or subjective estimates of student reading proficiency. Please have them tested on a standardized test.

Please note that I’m only in the state of Maryland; currently serving Howard, Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties. I’m available 7 days a week. My day typically begins at 8:00 a.m.

I'm happy when my students gets straight A's. I know that they have the skill sets necessary for future academic success. However, I'm sad about the fact that the current situation with COVID-19 pandemic continues to erode other students' opportunity for a quality educational experience. This platform allows me to provide parents with a reasonably priced, high quality option to mitigate the damaging effects of the emergency  virtual platforms. I like the fact that my students excel and will not miss a beat as a result of my personal intervention. One-on-one tutoring works and is much more effective than even "in school, whole class instruction." Plus, I really love what I do. Success is the only option.