Epiphany Tutoring Services, LLC

We wish you and your family a very Happy Christmas!

And just like that, we are closed for 2022. It has been a pleasure serving clients this year and we look forward to resuming services on Jan. 9, 2023.

Holiday Season Closing

Did you know that analyzing someone’s writing can give you a peak into their understanding of spelling and language structure?

Today, my first grader finished her narrative. This is a fantastic writing for this time of year and she had so much more she wanted to write, but I limited her to this one page.

As a tutor, it tells me what skills we still need to work on, like the other ways to spell “er,” commas after sequence words, and spelling the n sound as a vowel+n (she recognized it the second time she wrote Wherlin.)

The spacing and handwriting are superb. So proud of my tutee!

We love receiving reports from our clients. When the learner applies the skills and strategies learned from their session in school, there’s no way they will not see an increase in growth.

We are thankful for each client and follower. Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Kid struggling with sight words? Are you both frustrated? Many times I hear, I can't help my child, I'm not a teacher, but you can.
https://sightwords.com/ has tons of free resources with videos to help you help your child at home. Check them out!

Today we salute and honor veterans.

We will be closed for Fall Break in observance of Thanksgiving.

Just a look into one of our sessions…Learning to encode to help with spelling.

Free tuition is available for all programs. Don't miss this opportunity - enroll today! Classes start Oct. 18. bit.ly/FreeTuitionThru23

Did you know? Reading everyday is crucial. Visit https://mindgrowtheducation.com/2019/05/11/reading-strategies-tips-for-reading-at-home-with-your-child/ for some helpful reading strategies.

Summer training has been completed to offer our clients the best tutoring services available! We can't wait to serve our clients.

As we are about to start the new school year, be mindful of how you share info about your child.

THINK BEFORE YOU SHARE: Back to School Photos

Back to school photos are filling social media feeds everywhere, often revealing personal information about your child. This information - school name, classroom, grade, age, etc. - can all be used by predators, scammers, and other people looking to endanger your child, family, or finances.

No matter your privacy settings or friends list, its best to keep personal information on the internet to the bare minimum.

Don't share:
❌ School name
❌ Age
❌ Teacher's name and grade
❌ Identifying features (height, weight, etc.)
❌ Overly personal information (think items related to passwords or security question answers, etc.)

Our website is NOW LIVE! We are expanding our presence on the internet to beyond social media. Tell a friend, refer a friend!

If you notice that your child is having difficulties learning, please say something. Bring it to the teacher's attention or hire a tutor to get them help. Do anything BUT wait!

Epiphany Tutoring Services, LLC updated their website address.

Epiphany Tutoring Services, LLC updated their website address.

When you send a text message immediately after tutoring to let the parents know their child is doing good…..I definitely wasn’t expecting this response!

I’m so glad I’m able to help students build their confidence and love for reading!

Thank you to everyone that wished us well as we celebrated our birthday. Congratulations to our 3 raffle winners. They have won a gift certificate to Sweet Manna Creations Cakery!

Happy 2nd birthday to us, please make sure that you have liked one of our pages and comment with the next number, in sequential order, for a chance to win a raffle. We will be selecting winners from both Facebook and Instagram. Please like, share, and follow us.

Anyone in need of reading and writing tutoring service? This is an excellent opportunity. Everyone I’ve referred here has always been pleased.

Resources for Responding to Violence and Tragedy

We are truly saddened by the violence that took place in Texas yesterday. If you need resources to help you cope or talk to your child about it, please check out the following resources from scholastic.

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/home-page-logged-out/resources-for-responding-to-violence-and-tragedy.html?ET_CID=20220525_SN_eNewsletters_TexasTragedy_RET_32529&ET_RID=-2119327210

Resources for Responding to Violence and Tragedy This collection of resources is designed to help teachers respond to violence and tragedy. Please share this page with colleagues and parents who may need help talking to their kids about difficult events.

Congratulations to Leah Howard who won through her Instagram comment!

Teaching is a hard job, but somebody's got to do it, right? Many people celebrated teachers this week and we would like to celebrate a few teachers too!

We will be giving away two gas cards to our randomly selected winner. To enter, just comment the subject/grade you teach in the comment and any other info about teaching that you'd like to share.

Anyone who teaches preschool/daycare all the way to college can enter. Winners will be announced on Sunday, May 8th. Good luck!

Teaching is a hard job, but somebody's got to do it, right? Many people celebrated teachers this week and we would like to celebrate a few teachers too!

We will be giving away two gas cards to our randomly selected winner. To enter, just comment the subject/grade you teach in the comment and any other info about teaching that you'd like to share.

Anyone who teaches preschool/daycare all the way to college can enter. Winners will be announced on Sunday, May 8th. Good luck!

We are honored for the support that SBDC has provided since conception. Happy National Small Business Week!

It's National Small Business Week! The UofSC Region staff encourages you to Shop Local and Eat Local with our many small business clients. In 2020, LaTosha Ficklin saw the need to start a business to help children. SC SBDC Business Consultant Robert Jones helped her through the startup steps including a business plan. Since that time, Jones has provided Ficklin with information on topics like funding, hiring staff and tax preparation for Epiphany Tutoring Services (https://www.facebook.com/epiphanytutoringservices/). Ephipany Tutoring Services is located in Goose Creek, SC, and offers preschool through 2nd grade learners academic enrichment, enlightenment, and empowerment via 1-on-1 tutoring, virtually or face-to-face. Email: [email protected] Call: 843-312-0374.

Many times, we tell a child "sound it out" when they are trying to read, but did you know that isn't the only strategy to figure out a word.

Every letter in the alphabet doesn't have just one sound. In our language, the sounds can change based on the other letters in the words.

A few other strategies:
1) changing the vowel sound in the word (each vowel has multiple sounds. A and O actually has 3 sounds, unlike the other vowels, and Y has 3 vowel sounds)

2) chunking the word (find smaller words or sound parts in the words)

3) skipping the word (yes, skip the word in the sentence and then go back to the beginning and reread the sentence. Sometimes our brain can "magically" figure out the word that makes sense by using context clues)

4) checking the picture/illustrations for books with pictures (why? because the text and picture will always match and can provide clues on what the word may be)

5) making connections between words you know and words that are similar (in a more simpler reference if you can read the word "bat" then you can figure out other words with a similar spelling, like "cat, sat, hat")

Reading strategies are not always used in isolation. In fact, multiple strategies are used at once in order to figure out a word.

So the next time your reader is struggling, don't simply yell "sound it out," instead ask them what strategy do they think can be used to figure that word out.

Ask guiding questions like: Do you see any familiar parts/chunks in the word? Does it remind you of another word that you may know?

Adding nonfiction texts to your scholars reading list has many benefits. Reading nonfiction texts supports a child’s reading development, critical thinking skills, vocabulary and language skills, comprehension, and information-gathering skills. Readers also learn about nonfiction text features and their purpose.

Spring break is on the way! We will be closed for some much needed rest and family time!

As this month comes to a close, we would like to recognize the last two winners of our February Shout Out campaign.

Congratulations to twins, Ashton & Austin Waring. They have both won a gift card to Daddy's Girls Bakery.

Today we recognize Lawrence Eugene Darby for Black History Month.

We salute him for breaking the color barrier in baseball (3 months after Jackie Robinson.)

Today we recognize Kevin Garnett for Black History Month.

We salute him for his contributions to the NBA.

Today for Black History Month we recognize Jeffrey Witherspoon.

We salute you for taking the health/fitness world by storm.

***Some of his bio was found from his business page https://www.e2mfitness.com/

Today we recognize Dr. Leo Twiggs for Black History Month.

We salute you for your contribution to visual arts.

I just wanted to share an update, Dr. Arthea Simmons, who was featured yesterday, has been named Counselor of the Year for DD2! Huge congratulations to ge her! Continue to make history 🎉🎊

Today we honor Chief Joseph Heyward for Black History Month.

We salute you for being the first African American Fire Chief for St. Andrew's Fire Department, trailblazing the way for many to become officers after you.

Today we recognize Dr. Arthea Simmons for Black History Month.

We salute you for your constant investment in our youth and being the youngest person to receive a doctorate degree from Charleston Southern University.

This is the last week for our scholar shout out! There's still time, please send in your shout outs.

✮ 🎀 𝐹𝑒𝒷𝓇𝓊𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝒾𝓈 𝓀𝓃♡𝓌𝓃 𝒶𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂🏵𝓃𝓉𝒽 ♡𝒻 𝓁❀𝓋𝑒 🎀 ✮

We want to spread love. Adults have not been the only ones who have had to make adjustments since the pandemic started.

Our kids have had changes thrown at them too. Yet, they have remained vigilant and resilient. Let's spread love to them and let them know how proud we are of them.

You can shout out your scholar by writing a blurb about them, telling what/why you are proud of them by email. This doesn't have to be an academic shout out, let's face it-not everyone is an honor roll students and that's ok!

We will use a random generator to select 3 winners per week and share it on our page AND send them a treat.

🚨🚨This week's winners are in🚨🚨

Congratulations to Antonio Waring Jr, Kayden Bumpus, and Kaelyn Bell. Thank you for shouting out your scholars!

All winners this week have won a $10 gift certificate to Sno Dash on Rivers Avenue.

Today we recognize Samuel White for Black History Month.

We salute him for becoming the 1st African American plumber to be licensed in Charleston County.

Today for Black History Month, we recognize Judge Matthew J. Perry Jr.

We salute you for fighting for civil rights from the counsel table and judge bench.