Growing Readers provides individualized, evidence-based reading instruction for students who need additional support developing foundational literacy skills.
What are they saying about Growing Readers?
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Parent
Miryam at Growing Readers is an amazing literacy coach. Her patience and experience in helping build neurodivergent kiddos learning to read and in turn, reading to learn skills, was just what my daughter needed. Thank you Growing Readers for being a light in a dark forest at such a pivotal time of my daughter's education.
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Teacher
As a teacher, I really enjoyed working with Miryam. She was insightful, positive and professional. Prior to working with Miryam, the student struggled with decoding, letter formation and reading. After a short time of working with Miryam, the student showed notable independence with their phonics skills and was reading decodable books. The student was always excited to work with Miryam. I would highly recommend Miryam as a Reading Support Specialist.
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Parent
Miryam at Growing Readers has been a lifesaver for us and our 7 year old boy who was diagnosed with dyslexia. She made us feel comfortable and was super engaged from the start. Our child enjoys working with Miryam as she makes learning fun. We started to see results immediately. Within a few months he mastered all his letter sounds, many new sight words, could read full sentences, and is now actively trying to read things on his own. Our son’s teacher was so impressed with the progress our child made while working with Miryam that she started referring other kids in the class to her.
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Parent
We have tried other tutoring programs and Miryam got us the best results. Miryam developed a curriculum tailored to my daughter's needs. She was able to deliver the material in a way that made my daughter a better reader. Additionally, the environment she created meant my daughter was excited to go to tutoring multiple times a week.
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Parent
Miryam is absolutely wonderful! She was very responsive with my questions, the booking process and throughout the entire program. We were amazed at how much our daughter improved in such a short period of time. In addition to her overall reading improvement we watched her confidence, reading speed and excitement for reading increase tremendously! Miryam made everything fun and easy. My daughter always looked forward to her time working with Miryam -never a struggle! I highly recommend Growing Readers!
Individualized Instruction
All instruction is tailored to each learner's specific needs, goals and learning styles. Each learner is assessed using an Initial Summary of Language Evaluation that will inform and drive future instruction.
Team Approach
Collaboration and communication with parents, teachers, and other professionals involved in a student's education is a crucial component of student success. In order to keep families informed and involved, learners are sent home with activities and strategies to incorporate at home.
Science of Reading
Growing Readers utilizes the University of Florida Literacy Institute’s “UFLI Program” to implement evidence-based, explicit, systematic practices that support all learners. With a strong focus on phonemic awareness and phonics foundational skills, we are able to work towards reading fluency, vocabulary development and reading comprehension.
Experience Matters
Using both my 26 years experience as an educator as well as my journey as a parent, I will support your learner in becoming a confident, independent reader through the use of evidence based literacy instruction.
Multisensory Instruction
Each session incorporates a variety of multi-sensory activities, including tactile experiences, visual aids, auditory exercises, and kinesthetic techniques. This approach ensures that we meet the needs of all learners, helping them to store, recall, retrieve and apply crucial information.
How does it work?
Discovery Call: Schedule a free 20 minute phone call to share your concerns and your goals in hiring a reading support specialist. Ask questions and get a feel for the process and the provider.
Initial Assessment: We will schedule a Summary of Language assessment to find the learner’s strengths and areas in need of support. A report detailing the results and an instructional plan will be shared with the family.
Individualized Instruction: Each lesson will be designed to address your learner’s specific needs using evidence based literacy practices.
What does your learner need?
The Summary of Language Evaluation (SLE) initial assessment is given to ALL learners to determine the learner's strengths, areas for growth and learning goals. Based on results of the SLE, an outcomes report and proposed action plan will be generated and shared with families.
SLE service fee: $150
Standard Package: 12 sessions / once a week
Essential Package: 24 sessions / twice a week
Intensive Package: 36 sessions / three times a week
All packages are calculated at the rate of $100 per session (50 minutes) and include individualized lessons, end of package progress reports, access to personalized digital library / reinforcement games, follow up activities for reinforcement at home.
