Thursday Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Play Group is a weekly small-group session where young learners build the foundational sound skills of reading through movement and hands-on games.
Sessions are 2 hours, 10:30am-12:30pm, and game supplies will be provided. This session can be prorated if you’d like to have your child jump in after the group has begun or drop in for the day for $40, with minimal prior notice to receive location details.
Each session begins with playful phonemic awareness work done entirely by ear: children clap and tap syllables in their names, listen for rhyming pairs like "cat" and "hat," and blend sounds into words by hopping along a floor path, stretching "m-a-p" before saying "map."
From there, the group moves into phonics, connecting those sounds to letters. Children might use their bodies to build and change words (swapping the "c" in "cat" for an "s" to make "sat"), or "write" new letters with stick in the dirt or sand. Children might toss pinecones onto letters and say the sound each one makes, play "I Spy" with objects that begin with a target sound, or match rhyming words in various ways.
Because sessions are small, Lauren can observe how each child is progressing, offer immediate feedback, and adjust activities to meet different needs, whether a child is just learning letter sounds or is ready to blend and segment words.
Families leave each week with a simple at-home game or practice idea, such as a rhyming scavenger hunt or a quick sound-blending routine for the car, so the learning carries beyond Thursdays. We will not meet over Thanksgiving week.
More tangible resources can be found at this link.
In this writing workshop, each day features a single actionable teaching point focusing on a stage of the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising/editing and/or publishing.
On the first day of the workshop, children ages 6-9, will complete an on demand writing piece. We will then color and/or illustrate our current identity as writers and begin exploring different modes of idea generation.
After analyzing each child’s on demand writing, I will determine the scope of the remaining days of the workshop over the next 5 weeks. We will not meet on Nov. 6th or Nov. 27th.
At the end of the workshop, students will have completed the writing process and have a short published piece to share. They will also revisit their original illustration of themselves as writers and add or revise how they see themselves now.
Each session is from 3pm-4:30pm, and writing supplies will be provided. Join at any time for a prorated rate.
Phonics for Reading and Writing is focused on the specific phonics skills your child needs using the Orton-Gillingham method. A spelling inventory will be given during the first session to determine targeted areas of growth. These sessions can continue until your child meets grade level standards or you feel he/she is ready to put these skills to work independently.
Please use link here to bring the necessary supplies. We will use your supplies so that you are able to take them home to practice between sessions.
In these sessions, your child will have modeled lessons and guided practice in research based reading strategies. We will work with picture books as well as chapter books focusing on how readers monitor and adjust for understanding throughout a text. This is a 45 minute session.
This 45 minute session invites children to discover the power and joy of reading by developing ownership of their learning and confidence in their abilities. Children will explore their interests, make meaningful reading choices, and identify strategies that help them grow as readers through personalized support and opportunities for self-reflection. Each session encourages curiosity, independence, and a positive relationship with reading. Children will leave feeling empowered to make reading their own and experience greater confidence, connection, and joy in the process.
In this session, your child will share with me his/her current struggles with task initiation or completion and we will discuss how he/she might go about getting things done for long-term success. We will focus on skills for planning, organization, prioritizing and time management.
Please use link here to peruse some executive functioning supplies. Feel free to purchase any you think would be helpful in advance and I will direct you to others as we work together.
Children ages 5-9 are invited to create their own handmade holiday greeting cards in this festive, hands-on, two hour workshop. Through modeled and guided writing instruction, young writers will learn how to craft heartfelt messages. From sound spelling, so the card can be read by others, to adding personal touches, each card will be ready to share with someone special. All writing support and art supplies will be provided, so children can simply arrive ready to create, write, and celebrate the season.
Wednesday, December 2nd from 2pm-4pm
Thursday, December 3rd from 1pm - 3pm
Friday, December 4th from 11:30am-1:30pm
Strategically map out your child(ren)'s school year, or semester, using his/her interests, grade level standards and your family values. Template options provided.
Individual sessions are at the cost listed below. If you’d like to bundle and book out for the year, 5 sessions would be $1000. This allows us to meet approximately every 2 months to adjust your curriculum map as needed.
We will work together to identify areas in which you can strengthen your advocacy for your child and use EdCode to support those choices.
Both of my sons are deaf, therefore I have a specialty in supporting student who are deaf and hard of hearing however, I have passion and experience supporting learners of all types.
Thursday Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Play Group is a weekly small-group session where young learners build the foundational sound skills of reading through movement and hands-on games.
Each session begins with playful phonemic awareness work done entirely by ear: children clap and tap syllables in their names, listen for rhyming pairs like "cat" and "hat," and blend sounds into words by hopping along a floor path, stretching "m-a-p" before saying "map."
From there, the group moves into phonics, connecting those sounds to letters. Children might use magnetic letters to build and change words (swapping the "c" in "cat" for an "s" to make "sat"), or "write" new letters with stick in the dirt or sand.
The group follows a structured sequence, so every activity reinforces skills in an intentional order while still feeling like play. Children might toss pinecones onto letters and say the sound each one makes, play "I Spy" with objects that begin with a target sound, or match rhyming words in various ways.
Because sessions are small, Lauren can observe how each child is progressing, offer immediate feedback, and adjust activities to meet different needs, whether a child is just learning letter sounds or is ready to blend and segment words.
Families leave each week with a simple at-home game or practice idea, such as a rhyming scavenger hunt or a quick sound-blending routine for the car, so the learning carries beyond Thursdays. More tangible resources can be found at this link.
Each session is 2 hours, 10:30am-12:30pm, and game supplies will be provided. This session can be prorated if you’d like to have your child jump in after the group has begun.
In this writing workshop, each day features a single actionable teaching point focusing on a stage of the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising/editing and/or publishing.
On the first day of the workshop, children ages 6, 7 & 8, will complete an on demand writing piece. We will then color and/or illustrate our current identity as writers and begin exploring different modes of idea generation.
After analyzing each child’s on demand writing, I will determine the scope of the remaining days of the workshop over the next 5 weeks.
At the end of the workshop, students will have completed the writing process and have a short published piece to share. They will also revisit their original illustration of themselves as writers and add or revise how they see themselves now.
Each session is 2 hours from 9am-11am, and writing supplies will be provided.
In this writing workshop, each day features a single actionable teaching point focusing on a stage of the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising/editing and/or publishing.
On the first day of the workshop, children ages 9, 10 & 11, will complete an on demand writing piece. We will then color and/or illustrate our current identity as writers and begin exploring different modes of idea generation.
After analyzing each child’s on demand writing, I will determine the scope of the remaining days of the workshop over the next 5 weeks.
At the end of the workshop, students will have completed the writing process and have a short published piece to share. They will also revisit their original illustration of themselves as writers and add or revise how they see themselves now.
Each session is 2 hours from 11:30am-1:30pm, and writing supplies will be provided.
Thursday Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Play Group is a weekly small-group session where young learners build the foundational sound skills of reading through movement and hands-on games.
Each session begins with playful phonemic awareness work done entirely by ear: children clap and tap syllables in their names, listen for rhyming pairs like "cat" and "hat," and blend sounds into words by hopping along a floor path, stretching "m-a-p" before saying "map."
From there, the group moves into phonics, connecting those sounds to letters. Children might use magnetic letters to build and change words (swapping the "c" in "cat" for an "s" to make "sat"), or "write" new letters with stick in the dirt or sand.
The group follows a structured sequence, so every activity reinforces skills in an intentional order while still feeling like play. Children might toss pinecones onto letters and say the sound each one makes, play "I Spy" with objects that begin with a target sound, or match rhyming words in various ways.
Because sessions are small, Lauren can observe how each child is progressing, offer immediate feedback, and adjust activities to meet different needs, whether a child is just learning letter sounds or is ready to blend and segment words.
Families leave each week with a simple at-home game or practice idea, such as a rhyming scavenger hunt or a quick sound-blending routine for the car, so the learning carries beyond Thursdays. More tangible resources can be found at this link.
Each session is 2 hours, 10:30am-12:30pm, and game supplies will be provided. This session can be prorated if you’d like to have your child jump in after the group has begun.
In this writing workshop, each day features a single actionable teaching point focusing on a stage of the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising/editing and/or publishing.
On the first day of the workshop, children ages 6, 7 & 8, will complete an on demand writing piece. We will then color and/or illustrate our current identity as writers and begin exploring different modes of idea generation.
After analyzing each child’s on demand writing, I will determine the scope of the remaining days of the workshop over the next 5 weeks.
At the end of the workshop, students will have completed the writing process and have a short published piece to share. They will also revisit their original illustration of themselves as writers and add or revise how they see themselves now.
Each session is 2 hours from 9am-11am, and writing supplies will be provided.
In this writing workshop, each day features a single actionable teaching point focusing on a stage of the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising/editing and/or publishing.
On the first day of the workshop, children ages 9, 10 & 11, will complete an on demand writing piece. We will then color and/or illustrate our current identity as writers and begin exploring different modes of idea generation.
After analyzing each child’s on demand writing, I will determine the scope of the remaining days of the workshop over the next 5 weeks.
At the end of the workshop, students will have completed the writing process and have a short published piece to share. They will also revisit their original illustration of themselves as writers and add or revise how they see themselves now.
Each session is 2 hours from 11:30am-1:30pm, and writing supplies will be provided.
Thursday Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Play Group is a weekly small-group session where young learners build the foundational sound skills of reading through movement and hands-on games.
Each session begins with playful phonemic awareness work done entirely by ear: children clap and tap syllables in their names, listen for rhyming pairs like "cat" and "hat," and blend sounds into words by hopping along a floor path, stretching "m-a-p" before saying "map."
From there, the group moves into phonics, connecting those sounds to letters. Children might use magnetic letters to build and change words (swapping the "c" in "cat" for an "s" to make "sat"), or "write" new letters with stick in the dirt or sand.
The group follows a structured sequence, so every activity reinforces skills in an intentional order while still feeling like play. Children might toss pinecones onto letters and say the sound each one makes, play "I Spy" with objects that begin with a target sound, or match rhyming words in various ways.
Because sessions are small, Lauren can observe how each child is progressing, offer immediate feedback, and adjust activities to meet different needs, whether a child is just learning letter sounds or is ready to blend and segment words.
Families leave each week with a simple at-home game or practice idea, such as a rhyming scavenger hunt or a quick sound-blending routine for the car, so the learning carries beyond Thursdays. More tangible resources can be found at this link.
Each session is 2 hours, 10:30am-12:30pm, and game supplies will be provided. This session can be prorated if you’d like to have your child jump in after the group has begun.
In this writing workshop, each day features a single actionable teaching point focusing on a stage of the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising/editing and/or publishing.
On the first day of the workshop, children ages 6, 7 & 8, will complete an on demand writing piece. We will then color and/or illustrate our current identity as writers and begin exploring different modes of idea generation.
After analyzing each child’s on demand writing, I will determine the scope of the remaining days of the workshop over the next 5 weeks.
At the end of the workshop, students will have completed the writing process and have a short published piece to share. They will also revisit their original illustration of themselves as writers and add or revise how they see themselves now.
Each session is 2 hours from 9am-11am, and writing supplies will be provided.
In this writing workshop, each day features a single actionable teaching point focusing on a stage of the writing process: brainstorming, drafting, revising/editing and/or publishing.
On the first day of the workshop, children ages 9, 10 & 11, will complete an on demand writing piece. We will then color and/or illustrate our current identity as writers and begin exploring different modes of idea generation.
After analyzing each child’s on demand writing, I will determine the scope of the remaining days of the workshop over the next 5 weeks.
At the end of the workshop, students will have completed the writing process and have a short published piece to share. They will also revisit their original illustration of themselves as writers and add or revise how they see themselves now.
Each session is 2 hours from 11:30am-1:30pm, and writing supplies will be provided.
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