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Evidence-based learning with multi-sensory approach.
Davisha D.

80 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $75

About Davisha


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I’m a seasoned educational specialist with 15+ years of experience supporting neurodivergent students, including those with dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, and expressive/receptive language disorders. I hold degrees in Speech and Hearing Science and Psychology from The George Washington University and received clinical training at Rusk Medical Institute NYU and AHRC NYC.

I specialize in structured literacy instruction using the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach, providing targeted, multisensory...

I’m a seasoned educational specialist with 15+ years of experience supporting neurodivergent students, including those with dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, and expressive/receptive language disorders. I hold degrees in Speech and Hearing Science and Psychology from The George Washington University and received clinical training at Rusk Medical Institute NYU and AHRC NYC.

I specialize in structured literacy instruction using the Orton-Gillingham (OG) approach, providing targeted, multisensory reading and spelling support. I also use Handwriting Without Tears and Fast ForWord to strengthen fine motor, auditory processing, and executive functioning skills.

My teaching is rooted in a belief that every learner is capable of progress when equipped with the right tools. I use explicit, cumulative instruction tailored to individual learning profiles. I help students develop core skills in phonemic awareness, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, spelling, and written expression.

As a former speech-language therapist, I bring a deep understanding of language development and how it connects to literacy. I help students not only improve their academic skills but also build confidence in their ability to communicate and succeed.

Let’s work together to unlock your child’s potential.


Education

The George Washington University
Speech Pathology

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Approved Subjects

Dyslexia

Dyslexia

I am Orton-Gillingham trained. It is an evidence-based approach to help students with dyslexia. It is a multi-sensory approach to teach children and adults with reading disorders build stronger reading, writing and comprehension skills. The Orton-Gillingham based curricula guides students of all ages through the critical components of reading including: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Spelling, Fluency and Comprehension. Handwriting without tears program can also help with dysgraphia.
Handwriting

Handwriting

I graduated from The George Washington University in 2007 in Speech and Hearing Science. I am trained in Handwriting Without Tears program which is a an evidence-based teaching approach to handwriting. Children will master the skill of handwriting so they can then focus on the content of their writing, instead of the mechanics. Handwriting Without Tears Program included the following workshops: Pre-K Readiness and Writing workshop and K-5 writing workshop.
Phonics

Phonics

Trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach enables me to provide the tools necessary to teach phonics, reading, writing and spelling to children and adults with dyslexia. The Orton-Gillingham Approach, an intensive, sequential phonics-based system teaches the basics of word formation before whole meanings. The method accommodates and utilizes the three learning modalities, or pathways, through which people learn—visual, auditory and kinesthetic.
Reading

Reading

I am Orton-Gillingham trained and help students with reading disorders build stronger reading and comprehension skills. The Orton-Gillingham based curricula guides students of all ages through the critical components of reading including: Phonological and Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Spelling, Fluency and Comprehension.
Spelling
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Ratings and Reviews


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4.9 (48 ratings)
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Knowledgeable and Engaging

A first encounter is defining. We found Davisha knowledgeable, accessible and professional. The most important attribute for our Family was to focus on possibility and opportunities for our Sun to prosper in his unique capacity. We found that Davisha could meet us in that expectation. Looking forward to our collaboration.

Ayisha, 11 lessons with Davisha

Great tutor!

Davisha is extremely kind and patient. My daughter gravitated to her immediately. Davisha is also very knowledgeable in techniques for dyslexia, including Orton-Gillingham. Highly recommend!

Rachael, 8 lessons with Davisha

Knowledgeable and patient

Davisha was personable and administered Orton Gillingham Assessment. She also provided us with some tools to help my daughter in her spelling and grammar using multi sensory approach.

PATRICIA, 1 lesson with Davisha

Amazing Tutor!

My daughter has enjoyed her tutoring sessions and they have covered a lot of material. Davisha encourages her students to improve knowledge, abilities and skills. It is obvious Davisha loves teaching and really cares about her students. She is wonderful at maintaining detailed lesson summaries which helps reinforce the material covered. We plan on continuing to learn new strategies with Davisha.

Grisell, 4 lessons with Davisha

We are very pleased

Davisha Is doing very well with Matthew. She comes to his school for tutoring. Understandably from the schools perspective and the times, they would like a parent or representative present. We are both working parents with limited flexibility in our schedule. His grand mother and nanny are representing us. I would feel completely confident with Davisha meeting with him alone. She has been very punctual, communicates regularly, and is very good with Matthew. She has special training with Dyslexic programs ( Matthew's issue we think). She is always has a lesson prepared and gives him things to work on between lessons. If you observe Davisha medium scores from us, this is not a reflection of Davisha's performance. It is my measure of my son's performance. He has average scores working relatively hard. Having had a very clear case of Dyslexia myself, I see many similar signs. I can not say he has dyslexia, but he does need some extra help. In this area , it was very difficult to find someone with dyslexic training, We are very happy to find Davisha. I quickly told Davisha, I look forward to the see the improvements in the coming months. These problems will not be solved in 1 or 2 sessions. I have already committed to her working with my son for the next three months. We are very please with her performance and plan to continue working with Davisha

Michael, 2 lessons with Davisha

personable tutor

She is excellent with my daughter! They have been working on writing and reading phonetically, and my daughter's reading skills and confidence continues to grow!

Jey, 20 lessons with Davisha
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