services for all ages

Orton-Gillingham Literacy Tutoring

Grow resilient readers. Unlock potential.

Reading and writing are intellectual and emotional endeavors. Repeated reading failure can have a devastating effect on our self-esteem and life path. Each Orton-Gillingham lesson is carefully crafted to teach language-literacy skills and foster self-esteem in a safe environment. Parents are welcome to join and learn alongside their child! Individualized lessons are designed for the success of every learner, every session.

The Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach is a structured, multisensory, and systematic literacy method, particularly effective for teaching reading and spelling, especially for individuals with dyslexia or other learning difficulties. 

Click here to learn about OG and the science of reading.

Social Emotional Coaching

Overall well-being is the goal. Life skills are the name of the game.

Pandemics, disasters and social media, oh my! Navigating the challenges of modern life is stressful for all of us, and especially for developing nervous systems. Mindfulness-based social emotional learning (SEL) instruction gives kids the tools they need to respond skillfully to the inevitable storms of life and grow healthy relationships along the way. Parents are welcome to join and learn alongside their child!

Explicit SEL instruction using the SHARE Storytelling Routine uses multisensory communication tools to:

• Transform misbehavior into rich learning experiences

• Improve emotional literacy, nervous system regulation and responsible decision-making

• Teach deep listening, perspective-taking, and social awareness

• Elevate personal storytelling to the domain of conflict resolution

How we walk through the world depends on the stories we share. We can help kids live great stories! Click here to explore the multisensory tools used with the SHARE Storytelling Routine. Click here for a guide to SEL from WholeHearted School Counseling.