F.A.Q.
What Are Your Tutoring Rates?
My tutoring rates are $75 per hour.
My credentials and experience have shown that this is a reasonable rate to charge.
I am like a doctor for reading.
I am able to find out what areas your child struggles with and close the gap in that area.
If you are looking for the quickest and most effective solution available, I am the best option.
My efficiency in closing the reading gap for children means I am ultimately one of the cheapest available options as well.
Sylvan tutoring centers claim that they can close the reading gap a full year with 36 hours of instruction.
They charge $50 an hour.
In the end that costs $1,800 to close the gap one year.
With me, it would only cost $800 to close the gap a full year.
Even though Sylvan charges less per hour, it is going to take them three times the amount that it will take me.
But not only that, I also give you some free tools that other companies will not give you.
You will get books right at your child's reading level. As your child progresses you will be able to have books that are just right. This is a total value of $200 absolutely free.
I also give a free assessment. Most reading specialists charge between $200 to $500 and I throw this in for free as well.
Why Do You Teach Online As An Online Reading Tutor?
I'm a reading specialist that started tutoring kids online because I have a child of my own.
I was looking for a way that I could incorporate my passion of teaching kids with balancing my responsibilities as a mom.
Once I started tutoring reading online as an online reading tutor, I found that I was able to close the gap even quicker online and I really enjoyed working with kids from all over the world.
Additionally, the kids I work with can go on vacations and travel and still work consistently on their reading skills.
Do You Offer In-Home Tutoring?
Yes, I do in-home tutoring.
When students live by me they have the option of doing tutoring online or at my house.
My priority lies in what is best for each individual child.
How Long Will My Child Need Tutoring?
The answer is going to vary based on a couple of factors.
- Learning speed
- Dyslexia
- Consistency
I am able to close a 12 month reading gap with only 8 to 12 hours of instruction.
So, if your child is two years behind and you schedule one-hour sessions each week, your child will be at grade level in 6 months. If you choose to do two hours of tutoring a week, then it will take only three months.
This schedule varies if your child has dyslexia, because it depends on the severity of the dyslexia which can range from mild to severe.
Other factors which can affect quick progress is learning speed. Some kids just need more repetition than others.
In these cases it may take a bit longer, but not too much.
Another factor is consistency.
Sometimes life gets in the way of students being able to show up for their tutoring sessions.
If students miss too many sessions, then it becomes harder to close the gap.
The more consistent we both are, the better results your child gets.
What How Does Online Tutoring Work?
First, Nancy starts with assessing each child to find out where the gaps are.
After she assesses the child, she chats with the parent and lets him/her know what she is noticing.
She comes up with a customized plan for your child that will close the gap quickly for him/her and then meets with your child weekly.
Every 3 months Nancy reassesses the child to find out what gains have been made and what changes need to be made to the instruction to continue to close the gap.
What Are The Signs Of Dyslexia?
Common signs: Preschool
- May talk later than most children
- May have difficulty pronouncing words, i.e., busgetti for spaghetti, mawn lower for lawn mower
- May be slow to add new vocabulary words
- May be unable to recall the right word
- May have difficulty with rhyming
- May have trouble learning the alphabet, numbers, days of the week, colors, shapes, how to spell and write his or her name
- May have difficulty interacting with peers
- May be unable to follow multi-step directions or routines
- Fine motor skills may develop more slowly than in other children
- May have difficulty telling/or retelling a story in the correct sequence
Common signs: Kindergarten through fourth grade
- Has difficulty decoding single words (reading single words in isolation)
- May be slow to learn the connection between letters and sounds
- May confuse small words - at/to, said/and, does/goes
- Makes consistent reading and spelling errors
- May transpose number sequences and confuse arithmetic signs (+-X/=)
- May have trouble remembering facts
- May be slow to learn new skills; relies heavily on memorizing without understanding
- May be impulsive and prone to accidents
- May have difficulty planning
- Often uses an awkward pencil grip (fist, thumb hooked over fingers)
- May have trouble learning to tell time
- May have poor fine motor coordination
Difficulty with reading
- Difficulty learning to read
- Difficulty identifying or generating rhyming words or counting syllables in words (Phonological Awareness)
- Difficulty with hearing and manipulating sounds in words (Phonemic Awareness)
- Difficulty distinguishing different sounds in words (Auditory Discrimination)
- Difficulty in learning the sounds of letters
- Difficulty remembering names and or the order of letters when reading
- Reverses letters or the order of letters when reading
- Misreads or omits common little words
- "Stumbles" through longer words
- Poor reading comprehension during oral or silent reading
Difficulty with written language
- Difficulty putting ideas on paper
- Many spelling mistakes
- May do well on weekly spelling tests, but there are many spelling mistakes in daily work
- Difficulty in proofreading
Difficulty with oral language
- Late in learning to talk
- Difficulty pronouncing words
- Difficulty acquiring vocabulary or using age appropriate grammar
- Difficulty following directions
- Confusion with before/after, right/left. and so on
- Difficulty learning the alphabet, nursery rhymes, or songs
- Difficulty understanding concepts and relationships
Taken from: http://www.readingrockets.org/dyslexia-beyond-myth
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