Daphne Martin, Tutor

06/20/2024

05/24/2024

Complex decoding challenges are hiding in plain sight and can prevent older readers from comprehending grade-level texts.

04/01/2024

A new metanalysis adds to the growing evidence base showing that reading on screens is worse for comprehension.

12/05/2023

Thinking about your child's history as well as family history is so important! https://decodingdyslexianc.org/resource-links/early-warning-signs/

11/10/2023

Why is spelling important??🌱 It leads to FAR deeper word knowledge than reading. Reading requires the recognition of a sequence of letters, but a word's spelling must be DEEPLY encoded into long-term memory, with consolidated knowledge of several word elements (sounds, spelling patterns, morphological/grammatical units). These elements ALL inform the representation of a word in one's brain. And ALL of this knowledge feeds back into one's ability to both read and write with accuracy, fluency, and creativity.
So the next time someone questions why spelling is important, claiming explicit spelling education is "no longer needed" in light of current technology, just remember: "if you can spell it, you can read it," but it doesn't go both ways. Working on spelling is working on literacy skills from the bottom-up. Skipping spelling in favor of "reading only" merely scratches the surface of what a student can (and should) learn in order to develop a strong command of the written language.
Want to help your child avoid literacy FOMO? Teach spelling!✍️

09/21/2023

Join us TOMORROW!!
Bring your questions or comment below with your questions if you are unable to attend.
Zoom link:
Sep 22, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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07/07/2023

06/29/2023

Systematic, explicit instruction teaching children how to break the code is what works!

Many children struggle with learning to read. Neuroscience offers a better way.

04/26/2023

04/23/2023

CERTIFIED TUTORS FOR HIGH SCHOOL MATH AND ENGLISH NOW AVAILABLE!

Scheduling Now for summer! Offering direct, explicit, systematic instruction in READING, WRITING, SPELLING, and MATH by CERTIFIED TEACHERS.

Summer tutoring is very beneficial for:
* Preventing "summer slide"
* Closing learning gaps
* Reinforcing skills that have been previously taught
* Preparing for the upcoming school year

Registration: https://forms.gle/PspSUzHLzKauPY5c7

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

Thanks for your interest in summer tutoring! In order to accommodate everyone's schedule, please complete the following information. The summer schedule will begin the week of June 5th, unless you indicate otherwise.

04/15/2023

Summer Tutoring - Scheduling Now! Offering direct, explicit, systematic instruction in READING, WRITING, SPELLING, and MATH (through high school Math 2) by CERTIFIED TEACHERS.

Summer tutoring is very beneficial for:
* Preventing "summer slide"
* Closing learning gaps
* Reinforcing skills that have been previously taught
* Preparing for the upcoming school year

Registration: https://forms.gle/PspSUzHLzKauPY5c7

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!

Thanks for your interest in summer tutoring! In order to accommodate everyone's schedule, please complete the following information. The summer schedule will begin the week of June 5th, unless you indicate otherwise.