ReadingGladly

ReadingGladly

Parents, family members, caregivers, and tutors, are you . . .

• eager to help young children love books but unsure of which ones or when or how to read with them?

• determined to help children succeed educationally, but unaware of the ways that high-quality books can support social-emotional development, promote breadth of knowledge, and teach college-level skills to even the youngest readers?

Individualized or Small Group Coaching in Deep Reading

• Reader-response based discussion; focus on text’s personal, literary, and cultural significance

• Questions provided prior to session to guide initial reading (see note below on selection of readings)

• Customized training (as desired) in comprehension and textual analysis (grammar, syntax, vocabulary; literary style and figurative language; form and narrative structure; genre conventions; historical contextualization; personal and cultural applications, etc.)

Selection of Readings

I specialize in Shakespeare, Milton, and poetry; children’s literature and picture books; and ELA pedagogy (drawing on classic and contemporary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama). I collaborate with clients on reading selections, accommodating requests for specific texts, authors, genres, historical periods, and thematic emphases whenever possible. 

Please note:

I provide training in the comprehension and critical analysis of texts and in ELA teaching strategies. I do not conduct or provide formal reading assessments or diagnose reading challenges (such as dyslexia or processing disorders).