The Tutor Boutique

05/21/2024

Parents,
Just a reminder, if you haven’t had the opportunity to register for my Free Parent Webinar, “Summer Support for Struggling Readers” there’s still time!

Text: “Summer Reading” to 720-505-3328 to get your free ticket.

Key highlights of this FREE webinar include:
✨Ways to support your child in reading without overwhelming them
✨A look at the different types of reading
✨Guidance on incorporating decodable text into your child’s summer reading routine
✨Recommendations for helping your child when they are trying to read a new word
✨Ideas on ways to make summer reading FUN by incorporating multisensory activities into their daily reading routine

Event Date: Tuesday, May 21st
Time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Location: Zoom
**Don't forget to 👍 and ↗️.

05/17/2024

Parents,
If you want to learn simple strategies to help your child with their summer reading, then reply to this post with: Summer Reading to register for my Free Parent Webinar.

Summer Support for Struggling Readers is designed to empower parents with the tools, resources, and guidance they need in order to change their role from teacher to cheerleader when supporting their child in reading.

Key highlights of this FREE webinar include:
✨Ways to support your child in reading without overwhelming them
✨A look at the different types of reading
✨Guidance on incorporating decodable text into your child’s summer reading routine
✨Recommendations for helping your child when they are trying to read a new word
✨Ideas on ways to make summer reading FUN by incorporating multisensory activities into their daily reading routine

Text: “Summer Reading” to 720-505-3328 to get your free ticket.

Event Date: Tuesday, May 21st
Time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Location: Zoom
**Don't forget to 👍 and ↗️.

05/15/2024

Parents,
☀️During the summer months, do you spend countless hours chasing down your child so that you can work with them on their reading?
☀️Is the constant battle to get your child to do any sort of reading during the summer causing you to melt like a popsicle left out in the hot sun?
☀️Are you feeling like your parenting toolbox is running low on ideas of how to help your struggling reader with their reading over the summer?

If you answered ‘YES!’ to any of these questions, then you need to attend my Free Parent Webinar: Summer Support for Struggling Readers.

Summer Support for Struggling Readers is designed to empower parents with the tools, resources, and guidance they need in order to change their role from teacher to cheerleader when supporting their child in reading.

Key highlights of this FREE webinar include:
✨Ways to support your child in reading without overwhelming them
✨A look at the different types of reading
✨Guidance on incorporating decodable text into your child’s summer reading routine
✨Recommendations for helping your child when they are trying to read a new word
✨Ideas on ways to make summer reading FUN by incorporating multisensory activities into their daily reading routine

To reserve your spot today, reply to this post with: Summer Reading. Once I get your reply, I’ll message you the Zoom link for the event.

Event Date: Tuesday, May 21st
Time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
Location: Zoom
**Don't forget to 👍 and ↗️.

05/09/2024

Parents,
Do you ever feel like you need a special spell to help your child with their summer reading? ✨

Never fear, there is no reason to rush off to grab bat wings or crab-grass to concoct some wild potion so that your child's reading time this summer doesn't make you want to pull your hair out.👹

Instead grab a ticket to join my 🆓Parent Webinar: Summer Support for Your Struggling Readers.

Summer Support for Struggling Readers is designed to empower parents with the tools, resources, and guidance they need in order to change their role from teacher to cheerleader when supporting their child in reading.

Key highlights of this FREE webinar include:
✨Ways to support your child in reading without overwhelming them
✨A look at the different types of reading
✨Guidance on incorporating decodable text into your child’s summer reading routine
✨Recommendations for helping your child when they are trying to read a new word
✨Ideas on ways to make summer reading FUN by incorporating multisensory activities into their daily reading routine

Don't miss this opportunity to make this summer a magical season of exploration, imagination, and discovery through the power of books.

Reserve your spot today by replying to this post with: SUMMER READING. Once I get your reply, I'll message you the Zoom link for the event.
Date: May 21st
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom

**Don't forget to 👍 and ↗️.

10/11/2023

I wanted to let you all know that today will be the final day that the Tutor Boutique will be posting to social media. Don't worry, the Tutor Boutique will still be offering multisensory, structured literacy support for struggling students. I just won't be using social media any longer as a platform for marketing my business.

As a small business owner, I need to make sure that I am devoting my time and energy to those aspects of my business that best support my goals & visions for my company. Unfortunately, social media marketing is no longer a platform that meets those needs.

If you want to stay up-to-date with my current tutoring openings, phonics coaching for teachers slots, as well as receive information about my fabulous Free Resource library for teachers and parents, then you will need to make sure to sign up for bi-monthly newsletter. You can do that by clicking the link below.

Thank you all so much for your support over the last three years, and I hope to see more new subscribers to my newsletter over the coming weeks and months. You all are truly the BEST!
-Melissa🥰
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10/06/2023

Looking for some fun Halloween Themed games that you can incorporate into your phonics instruction? Then head on over to the Free Resource Library on my website and check out these fantastic Wordwall Games:
👻Identifying Blends Sort
👻It's All Blends to Me Gameshow Quiz
👻to Double or Not Sort
👻Double Trouble Quiz

Want to see more freebies like these? Drop me a comment below and I'm happy to help you all out!
-Melissa

10/05/2023

This week's "Book Bit" features a grumpy old tree who wants nothing to do with becoming someone's Christmas Tree with all the lights, ornaments and tinsel hanging from their boughs. In fact, he absolutely HATES people!

The Halloween Tree by Susan Montanari, will delight readers with an old, gnarled tree who is determined to be different from all the other trees being sold on the Christmas Tree Lot.

The delightful tale is sure to be a hit with both adults and kids alike, as this grumpy tree works to find his own place in this world. For a wonderful read aloud version, click on the link below to be taken to Kid Time Story Time on YouTube. Then afterwards, encourage your students to design their own Halloween Tree decorated from top to bottom in pumpkins, ghosts, black cats and all things spooky and fun!👻🕷️🍬

Watch Video the video by clicking here: https://youtu.be/BNXQ5yZXxn0?si=9SyqTzymqm_dG8wA

10/04/2023

The latest edition of your Tutor Boutique Newsflash just landed in your inbox. This edition is jam-packed with lots of fun fall activities to incorporate into your literacy block. Aren't signed up for my newsletter? Click the link below to subscribe.
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10/03/2023

09/29/2023

One of the most important routines in any phonics lesson is the Three Part Drill. The Three Part Drill serves as a review of previously learned concepts. This drill usually occurs at the very beginning of your phonics lesson and includes three procedures for review: visual, auditory, and blending. The Three Part Drill should take-up no more than 10-15 minutes of your instructional time.

For a video demonstrating the steps in the Three Part Drill, click the link below. For a copy of the Fall Themed Blending Board that I use in the demonstration, head on over to my Free Resource Library on my website. Remember, you must be a subscriber to get access to the Free Library.
https://youtu.be/UR2KS4RWP78?si=QceTqcUzafXvsVeo

09/28/2023

When there’s a bit of a nip in the air, and shades of yellow & gold begin to creep into the trees, we know it’s time to put summer to bed and let autumn begin her rise to glory.🍂 This week’s Book Bit, relishes in this spectacular time of year. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak is a gorgeous picture book that celebrates this change of seasons.

The book is centered around a young girl while she takes a walk through the neighboring forests and towns. On her journey, the little girl carries on conversations with the flowers, trees, and animals giving greetings for the coming season. In turn, those same flowers, trees and animals respond with how they say goodbye to summer and hello to autumn.

This is a fabulous book to introduce young children to the idea of point of view. It also lends itself perfectly to a class book-making activity. Check out my video preview of this book, by clicking the link below.👇
https://youtu.be/48v-Ji2SxG0?si=uu1TF9aeVdHqYhPP