Services
Inquiring about a new student? Email Norma or call (571) 306-2909 for rates and availability.
Norma offers in-depth reading tutoring for children in grades 2-12 using the Wilson Reading System. Through this program children learn:
- Word structure, in depth, for automatic decoding and spelling
- Word recognition and spelling of high frequency words, including irregular words
- Vocabulary, word understanding, and word-learning skills
- Sentence-level text reading with ease, expression, and understanding
- Listening comprehension with age-appropriate narrative and informational text
- Reading comprehension with narrative and expository text of increasing levels of difficulty
- Narrative and informational text structures
- Organization of information for oral or written expression
- Proofreading skills
- Self-monitoring for word recognition accuracy and comprehension
In addition to her certification in the Wilson Reading System, Norma brings a wealth of experience gained over 35 years of working with a diverse group of children as a member of UVA's Hospital Education Program and insights gained as the mother of a child with severe dyslexia.