The Literacy Lift

Summer Reading Tip

Let your child reread familiar books.

Confidence comes from success.

What Summer Learning Should Look Like

Not hours.

Not worksheets.

Just consistent, targeted practice.

🎉 The Literacy Lift Turns One!

One year ago, I took a leap of faith.

Today, I'm incredibly grateful for every family who trusted me with their child's learning.

Thank you for being part of this journey. 💛

The best part of this business isn't teaching reading.

It's watching students realize: "I can do this. I am a reader." 🩷

Summer is HERE! That means your local public library’s summer reading programs are starting; most libraries have programs for adults AND kids! If you live in Orange County, you can join TWO summer reading programs for TWICE the fun: visit the Chapel Hill Public Library and the Orange County Library (either location) to sign up and get your reading log!

Happy reading! 💛📖

Ever wonder how I determine what type of intervention a client needs? This article explains the Simple View of Reading, and the Four Quadrants framework that informs my instruction.

I offer two different types of literacy interventions: foundational skills for children with weak word recognition and weak readers, and content literacy instruction for children with strong word recognition, but weak language comprehension.

The Simple View of Reading and Four Types of Readers - Keys to Literacy The first chapter of the recently published second edition of Keys to Beginning Reading (Sedita, 2025), along with the accompanying Keys to Beginning Reading professional learning course, provides an overview of the science of reading (SOR). This overview includes several seminal models that help ex...