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Growing Readers. Building Futures.

Private, One-on-One Reading Intervention That Gets Results

Expert literacy instruction tailored entirely to your child — their pace, their needs, their breakthrough moment.

📚 EBLI Certified
🧠 Orton-Gillingham Trained
🎓 Micro Literacy Credential
✨ Dyslexia Specialist
📍 El Dorado Hills, CA

Your Child Gets My Complete Attention

Every session is just your child and me. No distractions, no competing for attention, no one-size-fits-all pacing. Every lesson is built around exactly where your child is right now — and precisely where they need to go.

Using the Science of Reading, EBLI-based instruction, and Orton-Gillingham principles, I build the foundational skills that create real, lasting readers. Whether your child is just beginning to struggle or has been falling behind for years, this is where the turnaround starts.

Sessions are structured, explicit, and multisensory — designed to work with the way your child’s brain learns, not against it.

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Phonics & Phonemic Awareness

Building the foundational sound-letter connections every reader needs from the ground up.

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Spelling & Decoding

Explicit instruction in how words work so students can read AND write with confidence.

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Fluency Development

Moving from slow, labored reading to smooth, automatic reading that frees up comprehension.

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Dyslexia-Specific Strategies

Orton-Gillingham and EBLI methods proven to work for students with dyslexia and reading differences.

Confidence & Love of Reading

Every session is designed to build not just skills, but a reader who believes in themselves.

1:1 Every session is private — your child has my full, undivided attention
100% Customized to your child’s exact level, pace, and learning profile
Science Every technique is rooted in the evidence-based Science of Reading

Understand Your Child’s Reading Profile

Before we can truly help a reader, we need to understand them. A comprehensive reading assessment gives us the full picture — where strengths are, where gaps exist, and whether dyslexia or another reading difference may be at play.

You’ll receive a detailed written report with findings and a personalized road map, plus a family consultation to walk through everything together. No jargon — just clarity and a clear plan forward.

💡 Many families start here — an assessment tells us exactly what kind of intervention your child needs.

Wondering About Dyslexia?

Our phonological screening and reading assessment can identify the hallmarks of dyslexia and other reading differences — giving your family the answers and the path forward you’ve been looking for.

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Reading Level Benchmark

Establishes your child’s current reading level and identifies gaps in foundational skills.

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Phonics & Phonological Screening

Tests phoneme awareness and phonics knowledge — the core indicators of dyslexia risk.

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Fluency & Comprehension Testing

Measures reading speed, accuracy, and how well your child understands what they read.

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Detailed Written Report

A thorough report with findings, recommendations, and a personalized learning road map.

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Family Consultation

We sit down together to review findings and build a plan that fits your family’s goals.

From First Call to Confident Reader

Getting started is simple. Here’s exactly what to expect when you reach out.

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Reach Out

Send a message or email to share a little about your child and what you’re hoping for.

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Assessment

We start with a comprehensive reading assessment to understand your child’s full profile.

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Custom Plan

I build a personalized intervention plan based on exactly what your child needs.

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Real Progress

Private 1:1 sessions begin — with regular updates so you see the growth every step of the way.

Your Child Is Not Behind — They Learn Differently

Dyslexia is not a reflection of intelligence. With the right structured, multisensory approach, dyslexic learners can become confident, capable readers.

Specialized 1:1 Support for Dyslexic Learners

Dyslexia affects how the brain processes written language — not a child’s intelligence or potential. Private, one-on-one intervention is the most effective setting for dyslexic learners because every single minute is focused entirely on them.

Using Orton-Gillingham principles and EBLI-based instruction, I build the phonological awareness, decoding, and fluency skills that dyslexic students often struggle to develop in a classroom setting.

Every session is explicit, systematic, and multisensory — and paced exactly to where your child is, with no pressure to keep up with anyone else.

1 in 5Students have dyslexia or a related reading difference
95%Of struggling readers can learn to read with the right instruction

Signs Your Child May Need Support

Struggles to Sound Out New Words

Difficulty breaking words into sounds or blending sounds to read unfamiliar words.

Reading Is Slow & Labored

Reading takes enormous effort; your child avoids it, gets frustrated, or fatigues easily.

Spelling Seems Random

Inconsistent or unusual spelling, even for words practiced many times before.

Smart But Falling Behind in Reading

Clearly bright and capable verbally, but reading level doesn’t match their intelligence.

Avoids Reading Aloud

Reluctance or anxiety around reading out loud — a sign of shame or embarrassment.

Let’s Talk About Your Child →

Expertise You Can Trust

This isn’t tutoring by a college student — every session is led by a credentialed literacy specialist with formal, rigorous training in the Science of Reading, dyslexia intervention, and evidence-based literacy instruction.

✦ Certification

EBLI Certified Instructor

Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction

EBLI is one of the most powerful, research-backed reading approaches available — grounded entirely in the Science of Reading.

  • Phoneme-grapheme mapping mastery
  • Explicit, systematic phonics instruction
  • Accelerated results for struggling readers
  • Proven effective for dyslexic learners
✦ Micro Credential

Micro Literacy Credential

Professional Literacy Specialist

A Micro Literacy Credential represents focused, advanced study in reading development, assessment, and intervention — rigorous, specialized training that goes far beyond a general teaching certificate. Currently completing.

  • Reading development & acquisition
  • Formal literacy assessment & analysis
  • Intervention design & progress monitoring
  • Language structure & linguistics
✦ Training

Orton-Gillingham Trained

The Gold Standard for Dyslexia

OG is the gold-standard multisensory approach designed specifically for dyslexic learners. OG-trained specialists know how to reach the readers traditional classrooms leave behind.

  • Multisensory learning techniques
  • Structured, sequential phonics
  • Designed specifically for dyslexia
  • Explicit decoding & encoding

Every child deserves a teacher who truly understands how reading works — not just what to teach, but why it works and how to adapt when a child needs something different. That expertise changes everything.

— The Reading Roots Approach

Readers Who Found Their Roots

Real results from real families in our community.

★★★★★

My daughter went from dreading reading to asking for more books. The 1:1 attention made all the difference — she finally had someone entirely focused on her. We finally have our confident reader.

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Sarah M.
Parent of 2nd grader
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The assessment gave us so much clarity. We finally understood our son has dyslexia, and having a specialist with real OG training working with him one-on-one changed everything. He’s a different kid.

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Tom & Lisa R.
Parents of dyslexic 3rd grader
★★★★★

We tried group tutoring before and it just didn’t work for my son. Private sessions were a completely different experience — targeted, focused, and exactly what he needed. The progress has been incredible.

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Michelle K.
Parent of 1st grader

Homeschool Literacy Pods

For homeschooling families who want structured, community-based literacy instruction, I offer intentionally small literacy pods of 4–6 students. Same expert, evidence-based methods — in a warm small-group setting.

Dyslexia-informed instruction is woven throughout every pod, so all learners are fully supported.

  • Grades 1st–4th, grouped by reading level
  • EBLI & Orton-Gillingham based curriculum
  • Structured reading, writing & novel studies
  • Regular family progress updates
  • Mon/Wed or Tues/Thurs — 2 hrs per session
Ask About Pods →
Fall Literacy Pod
Now Forming
Session
Fall — Starts September
Grades
1st–4th (grouped by level)
Approach
EBLI · Orton-Gillingham · Dyslexia-informed
4–6
Students per pod — spaces are limited

Ready to Begin?

Let’s Find Your Child’s Breakthrough

Whether you’re ready to start intervention, want to begin with an assessment, or just have questions — reach out and let’s talk about your child.

Prefer to email directly? ReadingRootsEDH@gmail.com