I love writing and wanted to teach structured writing in my tutoring sessions. Parents were asking for it too. I’d heard that thinkSRSD follows naturally after EBLI, so I took the training, and gave it a try. But tutoring with thinkSRSD? I’m not going to lie — it was hard. Once a week sessions and…
“ThinkSRSD pairs well with EBLI.” If you’ve spent time in EBLI Facebook groups, you’ve probably seen this phrase — maybe more than once. But why do so many people say that? After “finishing” EBLI or seeing progress in reading, parents notice their child still struggles with spelling. The advice they often hear? “Have them write…
As an EBLI tutor, parents often say to me, “my child is reading pretty well, but needs help in writing.” “My child needs help in writing” can mean very different things, so the first question I ask parents is what do you mean by writing? If the child is very young like K-1st, they usually…
You keep hearing spelling lags behind reading, right? That spelling is harder than reading because it requires retrieval memory whereas reading only needs recognition skills. But you want to help your child close their spelling gap. You want to see her smile when people can read and understand her writing. But how on earth are…
Did you know that the development of oral language is the most important skill for helping your child become a confident reader? Oral language lays the foundation not just for decoding but also for comprehending text. As an EBLI-certified reading tutor, I’ve seen firsthand how vital oral language skills are in reading and spelling. I’ve…
Reading is Epic and the Holidays are coming! Do you wish your child loved to read as much as you do? Unfortunately, many kids do not love to read these days. There are many reasons why, but the best way to get them to love reading is to read a great book aloud to them….
Are you just beginning to use EBLI in your reading and spelling practice and have questions, or have you been using it for a while and loving it, only to stumble, and suddenly become confused again? Don’t worry, you are not alone. This just happened to me. I have been using EBLI in my tutoring…
Are you wondering why spelling is so difficult for your child? Whether they are spelling with dyslexia or other reading difficulties, keep reading! If you want to help your child improve their spelling and overcome their frustration, then knowing some things about the English spelling system is for you! I have helped 100’s of students…
Becoming a certified EBLI instructor has made my reading tutoring practice diagnostic and prescriptive. I help students set individualized goals in reading and writing.
Discover how EBLI is different and why kids love reading tutoring with an EBLI tutor 1. An EBLI tutor starts with speech The number one reason kids love tutoring with an EBLI tutor (Evidenced-Based Literacy Instruction) is because it is different from what they have already done in the past. Many kids who are struggling in reading…