I am a seasoned educator and reading specialist, empowering struggling readers from Kindergarten to Sixth Grade through evidence-based methods rooted in the Science of Reading. I personalize instruction, blending phonics, decoding, spelling, writing, and comprehension, fostering significant reading achievement. I have helped over 40 families move their child forward with their learning in the last 3 years. I have an established following on my Facebook pages where parents seek information about reading and tutors seek information on how to tutor online with little to no effort. My YouTube pages continue to grow their reach, as do my social media channels on Instagram and TikTok. Beyond my direct work with students, I also equip fellow tutors in the Tech Hub for Tutors with essential digital literacy and marketing skills, maximizing their impact. I support almost 200 tutors through my digital newsletter, I have worked with nearly 50 educators in one-to-one mentoring sessions in the last two years, and I have a growing private membership in The Tech Hub for Tutors. I have been a guest on the podcasts, The Online Tutor Podcast and Tutoring Tips for Teachers. I have also made several guest appearances and led educational summits including IMPACT 6 and SOAR 1 and 2.
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I am a seasoned educator and reading specialist, empowering struggling readers from Kindergarten to Sixth Grade through evidence-based methods rooted in the Science of Reading. I personalize instruction, blending phonics, decoding, spelling, writing, and comprehension, fostering significant reading achievement. I have helped over 40 families move their child forward with their learning in the last 3 years. I have an established following on my Facebook pages where parents seek information about reading and tutors seek information on how to tutor online with little to no effort. My YouTube pages continue to grow their reach, as do my social media channels on Instagram and TikTok. Beyond my direct work with students, I also equip fellow tutors in the Tech Hub for Tutors with essential digital literacy and marketing skills, maximizing their impact. I support almost 200 tutors through my digital newsletter, I have worked with nearly 50 educators in one-to-one mentoring sessions in the last two years, and I have a growing private membership in The Tech Hub for Tutors. I have been a guest on the podcasts, The Online Tutor Podcast and Tutoring Tips for Teachers. I have also made several guest appearances and led educational summits including IMPACT 6 and SOAR 1 and 2.
Facebook Scripts Made Quickly Using Text from Your Website I recently asked Gemini to create a simple script for a Facebook post using words from my website. I grabbed the introductory script that is on my website and it quickly generated some awesome scripts that I could use as catchy phrases in my posts. Then I hopped into Canva and created my post pictures. I grabbed my images and the text that was produced from Gemini and popped them into my Facebook Meta Planner. Taking a few minutes to...
Is There an Easier Way to Draft an Email? YES! I have used ChatGPT and Gemini to help me with this. Let’s do it with this email! I will put this request into Gemini and see what I get: Create an email script that can give readers the steps for writing a message to the reader giving directions for how to use ai for creating a message they can send using gmail or another service. Here is what Gemini produced and it took less than 5 seconds! AI can be a gamechanger! Are you ready to learn more?...
Are You Speaking to the Right People? I ask this because sometimes we find ourselves attracting the right people to our tutoring businesses. I recently did a couple of posts explaining that good readers can be struggling writers. I had no idea I would gain 4 upper grade students who will be entering 7th grade, but they need help with their writing. These simple social media posts attracted parents who need support for their children, and YES, I can totally support them. But, I have really...