Does this sound like your child? 

- Reading reversals after the age of 7 (on=no, was=saw, of=to)

- Oral reading has no fluency

- Hates to write!

- Frequent or occasional reversals in letters after age 7 (b,d,p,q)

- Phonics sounds/rules don't stick (you're on your 3rd phonics             program)

- Reading is behind grade level

- Sounds out same word over and over in a story

- Guesses at long words

 

Many bright and capable students struggle with these essential academic skills. You may feel like you have tried everything to help your child  in the past, but our program is unique.  Our program, Take Flight an Orton-Gillingham approach, helps children with Dyslexia thrive. We are an evidence-based, direct, explicit, sequential, comprehensive, multi-sensory, one-on-one academic therapy designed to help all students reach their potential.

About Me

My name is Sarah Porter.  I live in Colorado Springs with my husband and daughter.  I graduated from Southern Nazarene University with a Bachelors in Christian Education and have worked in the field of Early Childhood Education for over 15 years.  I am a homeschool mom and teach reading and science at my child's homeschool co-op. I am currently training to become a CALP certified reading practitioner. I am receiving specialized training in Take Flight, designed for teaching students with dyslexia and other reading difficulties.  I am excited to begin my own private reading tutoring practice. If you know a struggling reader, I am accepting new students!  

 

My journey began like many parents.  My child was struggling to understand how to translate the letter names and sounds into meaningful words.  She didn't understand that the letter sounds could come together to form words she could read and comprehend.  She started Kindergarten in 2020 during the height of Covid-19.  We had chosen to do a homeschool hybrid with a local charter school.  She loved going to school, but between being out for suspected illnesses and the school closing because of Covid outbreaks it was hard to tell if she was on track or not.  I never really got to speak to her teacher, but all the feedback I got was that she was a delight.  The following year, school was beginning to look a little more normal and I was able to talk to her teacher more often.  I noticed she was struggling more and more to complete the very small number of assignments from school and her teacher said, "I can tell she's trying so hard to do what I want, but doesn't really seem to understand." My child was starting to realize she couldn't do what her peers were doing and I realized there was no way she could complete the assignments the teacher was giving her so we decided to pull her and start homeschooling exclusively.  

 

At the recommendation of her teacher, we took her to a psychiatrist for an evaluation and discovered that she had severe dyslexia. While we were disappointed that she had to suffer from this condition, I can't tell you how relieved I was that there was a reason that learning to read was such a struggle and it wasn't me! 

 

We connected with a local Take Flight reading therapist and began regular tutoring with her. My child went from not being able to read at all to just passing a 3rd grade reading test with a 99% accuracy at 80 words per minute.  My husband and I love to read and are thrilled with the progress we are seeing our child make.  She has started choosing to read, FOR FUN! 

 

My goal is to help your child become a confident reader who loves discovering all the new worlds books can open up for them.