Empowering Readers Tutoring

10/10/2025

Need some support for how to respond to your child’s challenging behavior? Penny Williams, is hosting her "Behavior SOS" event starting today. Register for free at

Go from reacting in the moment to creating lasting change. REGISTER When behavior feels intense, it’s easy to focus on stopping the moment instead of understanding the cause. But behavior is communication — your child’s nervous system sending signals about safety, stress, or unmet needs. Once ...

05/01/2025

If your child seems to be a square peg and isn’t seeming to figure out how to read and spell easily with their current methods of instruction, contact me today for a free consultation.

01/09/2025

These past three snow days in my area have made me appreciate one of the many benefits of providing my reading and spelling instruction virtually rather than in person. Both my students and myself were able to stay home and safe off the icy, snowy roads. Students didn’t have to miss instruction and everyone could stay cozy and warm at home!

Contact me today if you also want your child to receive reading and/or spelling instruction from the comfort of your own home.

12/20/2024

And that’s a wrap on all our tutoring sessions for 2024! Hope you have a wonderful winter break that is full of fun! See you all in 2025!

12/18/2024

Need a brain break for your kiddos when they need to get up and moving during winter break? My students have really been enjoying this penguin brain break this week!

Here's how to play: Our penguin friend got lost in a snow storm. To find his friends and get back, we have to journey through this winter wonderland. Penguin...

11/21/2024

If you receive my newsletter, you saw that I gave some suggestions on how to use games to help practice reading in a fun way at home. Follow along as I share some videos of these games in action. Also message me if you would like to be added to my email list.

11/15/2024

Read the article below to have a better understanding of cognitive load. Children who struggle with reading and spelling struggle with a higher cognitive load when doing these tasks. This leads to fatigue and poor emotional regulation when pushed too hard too fast. We do a lot of repetition and review in our tutoring sessions to help these tasks become more automatic and lessen the cognitive load. That is also why we take little brain breaks during our sessions to alleviate this stress and help them to continue to access the information being taught without being overwhelmed. https://literacytutoringse.wixsite.com/literacytutoring/post/cognitive-load-and-dyslexia?fbclid=IwY2xjawGfH5dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHesDArKuDj8vY2xaNgv9PaFUZSzGXxHcQkNVckdW1uIp6YL16cPSbFlr7A_aem_89LL60VyfbmNJAAklW73Mw

Why your child comes home tired from school

11/14/2024

🌎💙 Happy World Kindness Day! 💙🌎

Today, let’s celebrate the power of kindness—not just in our words and actions but in how we understand each other. Each of us learns and grows in unique ways, and kindness means respecting those differences.

Whether we’re visual, hands-on, or verbal learners, whether we take small steps or big leaps, let’s support each other on our journeys. Growth doesn’t look the same for everyone, and that’s what makes each person’s path so incredible.

Today, be kind by recognizing the many ways we all learn and thrive. Let’s lift each other up and celebrate every step forward—no matter how big or small! ✨

11/11/2024

07/13/2024

Learning how to divide multi-syllable words into individual syllables can be a key strategy in students being able to decode longer words. Many students are hesitant to use this skill at first because they feel like it is going to take them longer, and they instead try to guess at the word. Guessing in the end usually ends up actually taking longer and is more frustrating guessing again and again and still not getting the correct word.

Dot-Dot-Karate Chop to read the word correctly the first time!

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07/10/2024

My favorite part of teaching is when an instructional strategy clicks with a student and they start to take off in their skills! Please contact me if you would like to to find the best strategies to help your child become better at reading and spelling.

01/23/2024

Have questions about helping your child to learn to read and spell? Stop by my table on January 27th at the Homeschool Yo Kids Expo from 11AM to 2 PM. Register below https://schoolchoiceweek.com/events/st-louis-homeschool-expo-2024/