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Reading Tutor & Dyslexia Specialist in the East Bay

Choosing a dedicated and qualified reading tutor is an important step in helping your child overcome reading challenges.

Based in Lamorinda, I serve elementary school children in grades K–5 with dyslexia, ADHD, or other reading challenges using the Slingerland Approach to structured literacy.

Whether your child needs support with decoding, fluency, or written expression, tutoring sessions are designed to be engaging, supportive, and tailored to their unique learning style.

An official dyslexia diagnosis is not necessary for parents to seek expert structured literacy, Orton-Gillingham help for their struggling readers.

I will first assess your child to determine their individual strengths and weaknesses, and then provide weekly, in person, one-on-one targeted reading instruction, tailored to their unique needs. I keep student data and continuously track progress to ensure continued growth.

Individual Reading Tutoring Sessions:

  • Duration: 50 mins

  • 1:1 structured literacy tutoring sessions tailored to each child’s individual needs

  • Builds a strong foundation for reading, spelling, and writing skills

Basic Reading and Spelling Skills Slingerland Assessment:

  • Duration: 40-60 mins

  • Gives a clear picture of current reading and phonics skills (not a dyslexia screening)

Slingerland Screening Tests:

  • Duration: 90-120 mins

  • Research-based assessments designed to identify early signs of reading and language challenges

  • Parents receive a written summary and recommendations

If you’re looking for a compassionate and dedicated reading tutor who understands how to support students with dyslexia, ADHD, or other reading challenges, I would love to help.

I am passionate about the science of reading and helping children achieve success in their academic and emotional journeys.

Katerina Malone
Dyslexia Reading Specialist/Reading Tutor & Structured Literacy Expert

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Structured literacy reading tutoring for your dyslexic child

The Slingerland Approach is a comprehensive, multisensory (multimodal), evidence-based, structured literacy methodology designed for students with dyslexia / specific reading disability.  It is based on the Orton-Gillingham method and is taught throughout specialized dyslexia schools in the US and Canada. It is also successfully used in a one-on-one tutoring setting.

This comprehensive structured literacy program integrates all five components endorsed by the National Reading Panel and the Science of Reading: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary and Comprehension.

What makes Slingerland stand out from other Orton-Gillingham programs is the way it emphasizes handwriting instruction as a core element, recognizing its vital role in the development of the reading brain.

Scientific research shows that spelling and handwriting are closely connected, as they engage overlapping brain regions and reinforce each other during the learning process.

Explicit and direct handwriting instruction in both manuscript and cursive is integral to the Slingerland Approach.

Teaching handwriting is even more crucial in the digital age because it offers cognitive and neurological benefits that modern technology can not replicate.

The Slingerland Approach simultaneously engages the visual, auditory and kinesthetic-motor channels necessary for successful sensory integration and successful learning.

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Start your reading journey today!

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Note: Lamorinda Reads is an independent business and is not affiliated with any past or present library services formerly operating under a similar name.