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More About Me.

I am a mom. I have two sons. One is in ninth grade, the other is in seventh. I have been homeschooling my children from the beginning of their education. I chose to homeschool because as a former elementary school teacher I saw the struggles of reaching every child first hand. I saw the classrooms having too many students and the lack of time to give them all what they needed bothered me. So, I chose to homeschool. Now that my children are older and the basic knowledge of what is needed to succeed in school has been taught, I wanted to find a way to reach more children.

I began my tutoring journey back in my teaching days. I loved the one on one attention I could give each child. Fast forward to 2023 and I found a company to work with to allow me to do just that. I received their rigorous, specialized training. With sixty hours of Science of Reading-aligned professional training and fifty+ hours of tutoring practicum with real students, I have taught over 3500 sessions with students growing in their abilities and confidence as readers. I love to see it! I've had many students grow from learning basic alphabet knowledge to being able to read multi-syllabic words. It's amazing to watch these transformations. 

I'm taking what I know and branching out to reach more children. 

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