Skyword Tutoring
Reading & Spelling Success for the Student with Dyslexia
"While our son's fluency and spelling skills have improved by leaps, the new confidence is what we are overjoyed to see the most.
I just wish that we would have found Karla sooner."
Homeschooling Parent, Wilsonville, Oregon
"An unexpected difficulty."
Regularily, parents express to me how they want the learning experience to be easy and inspiring for thir children.
"My child is doing great in other areas in school...he is bright, social, expressive and amazingly creative. Why then, is reading, spelling and writing such a struggle for him?"
"My daughter is beginning to not want to go to school in the mornings. She cries while I am trying to assist her in homework; her struggles in reading are affecting her desire to learn."
The inability to read shows up as early as kindergarten. Peers are learning easily, moving ahead. The joy of literacy is replaced by confusion and decreased confidence.
They feel that something is wrong with them.
One-in-five people in our world are dyslexic.
This means that 4 or 5 students in a typical classroom are dyslexic. They cannot learn what is being taught. Not because they aren't smart.
It's because they can't absorb what is being taught in the way it is being taught.
These students are pulled out of class and work in small groups, with reading and spelling improvement in mind. Without the right curriculum, they fall further and further behind.
By the end of third grade, the era of "learning to read" has been replaced by "reading to learn."
They desperately need a specialized program that can provide information in a way their brains can absorb.
Here at SkyWord Tutoring, the Barton Reading and Spelling System is my foundational program.
It is Orton Gillingham-based, providing a multi-sensory, structured and explicit curriculum that has proven successful for students with dylsexia for over 30 years.
Both reading and spelling are integrated into this program.
My 1:1 teaching program gives each child focused time with me, creating a wonderful environment for learning.
I provide this proven learning method... and I am here to help.
My name is Karla Kramer. I am an independent, experienced tutor using the Barton Reading & Spelling System.
This structured Orton Gillingham-based program results in reading and spelling success for students with dyslexia.
My approach is patient, focused and enthusiastic. During our time together it is important to me that my students feel seen and connected, whether we are together in my studio or at a distance.
I tutor from my home studio located in the Richmond neighborhood of SE Portland, Oregon
I offer convenient online tutoring sessions for busy families.
I provide a limited number of in-person tutoring sessions for local students to my SE Portland studio as well
...please inquire HERE.
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