Riverdale Tutor

08/29/2026

02/20/2026

06/08/2023

Writing and reading private tutoring also available throughout the summer.
Contact me at: 647-271-8397 or [email protected]

05/25/2023

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05/19/2023

I plan on sourcing some of these books and am hoping to find some great books to share with my budding readers.

To raise a lifelong reader, your child needs to see that reading can be fun. Otherwise, they won't choose to read. Here are the best chapter books your child will devour. 100% kid approved!

07/14/2021

Many books are full of tricky words that make it hard for beginner readers to gain confidence.
If your child feels behind others and can decode at a grade 1 level, these are great series to build confidence. If your student is a little behind and needs help reaching grade level, please reach out to me.
Dog on a Log series by Pamela Brooke
Cignem Knebel decodeable chapter books.
Many are found here:

Fun "big-kid" books for struggling readers, early readers and kids with dyslexia. Dyslexic children love our books with low vocabulary - high interest engaging stories. We even have a book series with dyslexic characters.

07/07/2021

Finding books for boys to read after they graduate from my early reading program has been a challenge.

Yesterday I went in to a bookstore and was able to really dig through the book shelves. The following books will have many decodeable words, but there are still a few tricky words that may require support.
If your child isn’t independently reading feel free to contact me so that I can start them off on their reading journey.
Reading progress moves so much faster over the summer months!

For Girls I recommend Princess in Black, Ivy and Bean.
The Magic Tree House is another excellent adventure series with a brother and sister who travel through time to locations all over the world.

11/19/2020

This is exactly why I love teaching struggling readers how to read. The lifetime struggles and shame he lived with for so long are crushing to many.
The compensatory skills that this man mentions are mind blowing. He couldn’t read, but his parents were correct when they said he was bright.

John Corcoran graduated from university and became a teacher for 17 years - but he had an extraordinary secret.