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Dyslexia Pro Licensed for Neuroscience Remediation.
Karen K.

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Hourly Rate: $100
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Hello parents, I'm Karen K., an English and reading teacher of 31 years, with an M. Ed. from UC Berkeley. Since 2006, I've used kid-friendly neuroscience to lift dyslexic and near-dyslexic kids to grade-level reading. Perhaps it is right for your child too. We can find out by talking and perhaps doing a simple assessment. (No charge.)

A Stanford University brain study shows that this neuroscience strategy normalizes children's brains for reading in 45 to 60 hours (9-12 weeks). Let me...

Hello parents, I'm Karen K., an English and reading teacher of 31 years, with an M. Ed. from UC Berkeley. Since 2006, I've used kid-friendly neuroscience to lift dyslexic and near-dyslexic kids to grade-level reading. Perhaps it is right for your child too. We can find out by talking and perhaps doing a simple assessment. (No charge.)

A Stanford University brain study shows that this neuroscience strategy normalizes children's brains for reading in 45 to 60 hours (9-12 weeks). Let me send you link to the fMRI images so you can see the brain images yourself. No obligation. Once reading networks are normalized, your child can learn like other kids. Whether the dyslexia arose from ear infections, stress hormones, genetics, or auditory processing disorder, all children's brains can be normalized, or very close to it.

The core of dyslexia is trouble on Rung 1 of the "Ladder to Reading," phonemic awareness. It must hold your child as he steps up to Rung 2, letter-sound matching, and Rung 3, decoding. Most tutoring works on Rungs 2 and 3 because Rung 1 is so deep in the brain. If your child has had good teaching but still confuses b/d, ch/sh, or f/th, etc., his first rung is weak or broken. Tutoring him on Rungs 2 and 3 is building a house on sand. This is where the neuro-strategy comes in. It repairs that broken first rung.

I will take your child as far as the neuroscience and my talents can make possible, often to grade level. Along the way, we will boost other skills--auditory processing, executive functioning, and processing speed. Please google the lead developer, Dr. Michael Merzenich. I've been licensed to use his patented strategy since 2006, with the first generation of the software and now the fourth.
High school kids who have battled books for years sometimes reach grade level in four months. No more tutoring needed. The world opens up to them. Just ask for my data with my own high school students. And call or message me about your child of any age. Talking is always free.

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Education

University of California Berkeley
English
University of California Berkeley
MEd
  • Licensed teacher

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  • Hourly Rate: $100
  • Rate details: Plan 4 months to complete. Mondays: I provide 2 hrs of live coaching, guidance, and data analysis. Tue-Fri: You coach your child. HS kids can work alone. Let’s make this work for all families!
  • Lesson cancellation: 2 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 6/25/2018

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Dyslexia

Dyslexia

31 years teaching English and reading. 12 years as Implementation Consultant with Scientific Learning for instructing special ed teachers, ELL teachers, and general ed teachers how to apply brain plasticity principles to remediate dyslexia and related reading disabilities.
Phonics
Reading

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Karen has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 5 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

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great tutor, patient

Karen has been tutoring my 14 yr old daughter for two weeks, she has Auditory Processing. I see my daughter engaged with her. Karen is very patient, dedicated to her student , look forward to many more lessons with her. After searching many tutors, I finally found our tutor.

Olga, 3 lessons with Karen

Great Teacher, very patient

Karen K. has been an amazing teacher for my daughter. She is patient and motivating! In just the first lesson she was able to identify the key areas my daughter needed help with to get her excited about becoming a stronger reader. We are looking forward to working with her this summer and we are confident that my daughter will be ready for 7th grade!

Paulina, 7 lessons with Karen

Karen is Great!!

Karen is wonderful. Not only does she know what she is doing, she is very patient. I have a 10 year old who is ADHD, SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder), High Generalized Anxiety and we never know what to expect from day to day. He often has trouble sitting at the computer and will be sideways, upside down, almost sliding off the chair, laying on the floor, covered in a blanket and goodness know what. Karen is good about this and works through it. She recognizes when it is time to "try another day." Through it all, in a little over three months he has gone up one whole reading level in school, from a 2.1 to 3.1. I have seen his fear of books with just words diminish and he is now picking out books with words for himself. I am encouraged that we get him up to grade level in reading and this will help very much in school.

Marla, 14 lessons with Karen

Very Knowledgeable and very patient tutor

We are Extremely happy with Karen, she is kind, patient and very dedicated to her students! Karen has been tutoring my granddaughter with a computer program called FastForword. Karen is extremely knowledgeable in tutoring and has extensive experience with this program. My granddaughter is truly enjoying her tutoring lessons with Karen. I recommend Karen to anyone who is in need of a caring and dedicated tutor!!!

Linda, 3 lessons with Karen
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