What program or approach do you use?
Our in-person tutors use Evidence Based Literacy Instruction, (EBLI), while our remote tutors use the Orton Gillingham approach, the foundation of programs like Wilson, IMSE, and Barton.
EBLI is a structured approach to teaching reading and spelling that is grounded in cognitive science and research on how the brain learns written language. It explicitly teaches the connections between sounds and letters and builds students’ ability to decode, spell, and understand words so they can become accurate, confident readers.
What does a tutoring lesson include?
All tutoring sessions are personalized for each student and guided by the results of their initial assessment.
EBLI Instruction:
Sound–Symbol Mapping
Students learn the direct relationship between the sounds in spoken words and the letters that represent them, helping them decode and spell words accurately.
Explicit Phoneme Awareness
Instruction builds students’ ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds in words, a foundational skill for reading and spelling.
Word Analysis and Decoding
Students are taught how to analyze words by breaking them into sounds and patterns so they can read unfamiliar words independently.
Integrated Reading and Spelling
Reading and spelling are taught together, reinforcing the same sound-letter patterns to strengthen overall literacy skills.
Meaningful Reading Practice
Students apply their decoding skills while reading connected text, building fluency, comprehension, and confidence as readers.
Orton Gillingham Instruction:
Multisensory Instruction
Lessons engage visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning—students see, hear, say, and write letters and sounds to strengthen memory and understanding.
Explicit, Direct Teaching
Reading and spelling concepts are clearly explained and modeled rather than assumed, helping students understand how written language works.
Structured and Sequential Learning
Skills are taught in a carefully planned order, moving from simple to more complex patterns as students build a strong foundation.
Diagnostic and Individualized Instruction
Instruction is tailored to each learner, with teachers continuously assessing progress and adjusting lessons to meet the student’s needs.
Cumulative Practice and Review
Previously learned concepts are regularly reviewed and applied so students retain skills and build lasting reading and spelling proficiency.
Where are you located?
Our office is located in North West Denver, but we work with students remotely from all over the country. Before Covid, we mostly served the Denver, Wheatridge, Westminster, Arvada and Golden areas.
Do you conduct learning evaluations?
We do not conduct formal learning evaluations. Instead we specialize in the treatment of dyslexia. If you would like to have your child evaluated for dyslexia or other learning disability, we can connect you with several highly recommended clinical psychologists in the Denver Metro area that specialize in this area.
Do you work with adults?
Yes, this is a growing area of our practice. Many adults do not realize that they have dyslexia until college or until they have children of their own and watch them experience the same problems with reading, writing and spelling that they had. It is not too late! We use assessments to determine what areas need to be strengthened and use the same multi sensory and diagnostic approach that has helped so many kids. Invest in yourself.
Will vision therapy help my dyslexic child?
I’ve found that the best answer comes from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Eye M.D. Association.Although the eyes are obviously necessary for vision, the brain performs the complex function of interpreting visual images. Currently no scientific evidence supports the view that correction of subtle visual defects can alter the brain’s processing of visual stimuli.Eye defects, subtle or severe, do not cause the patient to experience reversal of letters, words, or numbers. No scientific evidence supports claims that the academic abilities of children with learning disabilities can be improved with treatments that are based on visual therapy or Neurolological organizational training.These more controversial methods of treatment may give parents and teachers a false sense of security that a child’s reading difficulties are being addressed, which may delay proper instruction or remediation