Goose Lake Tutoring

Remembering those who served.
Today we honor and thank you.

🧠 Mental Health Reminder: Progress isn’t a straight line.
Celebrate every step forward — no matter how small.
You are doing better than you think. 💬

Signs of Dyslexia / Early Screening:

🔍 Wondering if your child might need extra reading support?

Signs could include:
~Mixing up similar letters
~Struggling to rhyme
~Slow, choppy reading
~Trouble learning to tie shoes

Early help makes a BIG difference! Contact me for more info.

Bike to Work Day!

Why Multisensory Learning Works!
👀👂👋 When students SEE, HEAR, and MOVE as they learn, new connections form in the brain. That’s why multisensory tutoring is so powerful for dyslexic learners!

🍪 World Baking Day! 🍪
Baking is a fun, natural way to build literacy skills — reading recipes, measuring ingredients, following directions.
Cooking together = learning together (plus treats at the end!)

Gramma's Apple Dumplings Recipe

INGREDIENTS:
3-4 Apples, peeled & diced
2 Eggs
1 Cup Milk
3.5 Cups Flour
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
Butter & Cinnamon Sugar (for topping)

INSTRUCTIONS:
Peel & dice apples into small pieces.
In one bowl, mix 2 eggs and 1 cup of milk.
In another bowl, mix 3.5 cups flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt.
Combine wet & dry ingredients to form dough.
Knead & roll out dough (adding flour as needed to prevent stickiness), then cut into squares.
Place a spoonful of diced apples on each square, then fold dough around apples to form dumplings.
Drop dumplings into boiling water and cook until apples are soft.
Pluck out, place in bowls, smother with butter, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar!
Enjoy! 🎉

Parent Tip: Encouraging on Tough Days

🌧️ Parent Tip: On tough days, remind your child: "You are smart. This is hard — and that's okay. You can do hard things."

Kindness fuels resilience. 🧡

🌍 Happy International Day of Families!
Families are the heart of every child's learning journey.
Your love, support, and encouragement are what make success possible! 💛

Shout out to two of my kiddos- sharing some reading time together!

Dyslexia Fact: Intelligence and Creativity

🧠 Did you know?

Many individuals with dyslexia are incredibly creative, insightful, and resourceful problem-solvers.

Dyslexia doesn’t hold kids back — it helps them think differently.

💐 Happy Mother's Day to the amazing parents and caregivers supporting young learners every day!

Your love, patience, and encouragement change lives. Today, we celebrate YOU. ❤️

Parent Tip: Everyday Learning Moments

🛒 Grocery list? Street signs? Menus?
Parent Tip: Use everyday moments to practice reading naturally!
It keeps practice stress-free and shows kids that reading is part of real life.

Parent Tip: Make Reading Multisensory

Let little hands help learning stick!

Use touch, movement, and sound when practicing letters and words. Tracing, building with tiles, clapping sounds — multisensory learning is powerful for all readers!

🎉 Happy Cinco de Mayo! 🎉

Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army's victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

Today we celebrate culture, resilience, and community.
Learning a new language — or new reading skills — is all about perseverance and pride!