About Kate
With 15+ years of experience teaching violin lessons and music classes, private tutoring, and classroom teaching, Kate is passionate about teaching children in a variety of contexts and supporting parents and caregivers in their child's educational journey.
Kate has always had a love of reading, and as she began teaching in the classroom, she noticed that many students did not feel confident or capable as readers. Since then, she has been on a mission to help children learn foundational reading skills through a structured literacy approach that is supported by the science of how our brains learn to read. Kate makes learning to read fun and engaging, creating thriving readers.
Kate also helps parents and caregivers to support their child's reading journey by translating the reading research to make it easy to understand and practice foundational skills at home. Printable resources are also offered to support learning to read at home.
Kate has a Master of Arts in Child Study and Education, and an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Childhood and Social Institutions with a Minor in Psychology as well as a Certificate in Loss, Grief and Bereavement Studies.
Kate is a certified teacher with the Ontario College of Teachers in Canada.
About Lauren
Lauren is currently pursuing her studies at Althouse College to become a primary/junior teacher. Lauren has a strong foundation in Childhood and Youth Studies, having earned her undergraduate degree from King’s University College with a minor in Psychology. With over 10 years of experience working with students of all ages and needs, Lauren has developed a deep passion for teaching. Her desire to become a teacher was sparked by her own Grade 6 teacher, whose encouragement and support helped her build confidence, thrive academically, and discover a love for learning—experiences Lauren is eager to share with her students as she works to inspire and empower them to reach their full potential.
In her free time, Lauren loves to read, spend quality time with her friends and family, and ride her horse, Tate. Her love for horses has been a big part of her life, and she enjoys the balance and relaxation that riding brings.
About Hannah
Hannah began growing her passion for working with kids when she started as a skating instructor, teaching all levels and ages of skaters how to skate. Now, almost 10 years later, she has gained many different experiences such as working with children with mental health needs and learning disabilities, teaching university students, and partaking in French exchange programs to immerse herself in the language. All of these experiences have helped her become a well rounded educator. She firmly believes in the importance of inclusion and community building and that this starts with being able to take time one on one with students to understand and encourage their full potential.
She is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Education at Western University’s Althouse College in the Intermediate/Senior stream. Her teachable subjects will be French and Social Sciences and although she is becoming qualified in the intermediate and senior ages, she has a passion for helping students of all ages. She also has an Honors Bachelor of Arts in French Studies and Psychology with a special interest in Developmental Psychology.
In her free time, Hannah loves to play pick up hockey, spend time with her friends and family, and take any opportunity to step outside in the sun, whether that is going for a run or hiking up a mountain.
Contact Us
Services
Private Tutoring
Our tutoring lessons follow a structured literacy approach rooted in the science of reading (UFLI). Each lesson is engaging and tailored to your child's specific learning needs. We incorporate a variety of games and decodable passages/books that help your child practice foundational literacy skills.
We offer online lessons for all students in any location or time zone and in-person lessons in London, Ontario.
We are available weekdays before, during, and after school, and weekends.
Parent Education and
Home School Support
Are you a busy parent who wants to help your child learn to read, but you are overwhelmed by the amount of information and educational workbooks out there, and you're not sure what your child actually needs to succeed?
We offer a free virtual masterclass: Raising Thriving Readers to help parents learn the foundations of early literacy and how to support their children at home.
We will soon be offering a full coaching program empowering parents with the knowledge, resources, and support they need to raise confident, capable, thriving readers.
Summer Camps
Prevent the Summer Slide and hit the ground running in September with Thriving Learners: Summer Learning Peogram!
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my child will grow out of their reading struggles naturally with time?
Learning to read is not a natural process like learning to walk or talk. The brain does not have a dedicated area for learning how to read. Instead, it takes purposeful instruction to learn how to connect the visual cortex (perceive letters and words), the phonological cortex (maps the sounds to letters), the semantic cortex (stores word meanings), and the syntactic cortex (understand the rules and structure of sentences).
Check out: Reading Rockets: What We Know About Reading and the Brain
Is my child too young for a reading tutor?
Reading support in the early years reduces the chance of developing low confidence and poor self-esteem in academics. We can help young children learn foundational skills in reading that will help them become capable learners from the very beginning.
What does a typical tutoring lesson look like?
We begin by reviewing letter sounds, heart words, and concepts that we have been working on so far. We introduce a new concept and play a variety of games and read decodable passages to practice the skill. Each lesson is engaging and tailored to your child's specific learning needs.
