Lisa offers educational therapy sessions for literacy, math, and handwriting.
Ongoing services:
Literacy –
General education assistance: Lisa offers assistance to students who need a little help in reading, writing organization, essay writing, and grammar assistance. Services can be scheduled individually, or a small class format.
Remediation Services: Lisa offers remediation of literacy skills for students who may have dyslexia or other co-morbid conditions such as dyscalculia, dysgraphia, attention issues, social difficulties, and emotional issues. Lisa uses a structured literacy approach that uses the strength of those with dyslexia. The approach is derived from the study of linguistics where the structure of the written word is analyzed scientifically. Phonology is tightly weaved in with morphology and etymology for a true understanding of how our English words are read and written. This approach is often referred to as Structured Word Inquiry (SWI). This approach increases critical thinking and engages the student differently than traditional teaching methods. Lisa incorporates grammar into the process, which helps with reading comprehension, sentence writing skills, and overall composition improvement.
Math –
General education assistance: Lisa offers assistance to students who need a little help in understanding their current math curriculum, by reinforcing and clarifying the lessons that they are working on. Area of assistance includes elementary math of adding, subtracting, multiplication, division (including long division), fractions as well as mastering and strengthening math facts. Services can be scheduled individually, or in a small class format.
Math remediation: Lisa helps students learn math facts of multiplication, addition, subtraction, and division by utilizing Making Math Real – based strategies and methods. This approach is multi-sensory and supports learner who struggle with working memory, perception and the language of math. Lisa has completed Making Math Real courses in 4 operations; fractions, decimals, and advanced placement, 9-lines (multiplication facts), and geometry I. This is over 245 hours of in-person training.
Specialized Services:
Handwriting – Lisa teaches Real Script which is a specific way to print that was taught in the Renaissance. It teaches students about letter proportions to increase legibility. Much of the language discussed is found in calligraphy, although Real Script is not such. If your child’s handwriting is difficult to read, Lisa offers instruction in handwriting to help your child’s writing to be more legible.
Dyslexia screening – Lisa offers dyslexia screening for families who are concerned about their children. Screening does not provide a diagnosis but allows you to gain information about your child’s learning profile. Screenings start at $40 for ages 4 & 5 and $60 for ages 6 and up. More in-depth assessments are available which are determined by the degree of information seeking and the extensiveness needed for that assessment.
Are you concerned about your child? Are you looking for someone who can work with dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia? Reading, spelling, manuscript, and math? Online tutoring allows for access from your own home without travel. While it is the hope that you will be present, it is possible to provide tutoring in your absence. But more than tutoring, this is an educational therapy session which means that each meeting will be determined by your child’s needs rather than a scope and sequence that may or may not relevant to your child. A six-week commitment is requested to start. Thereafter, you can determine if this is the best medium for your child.
Training Note:
Lisa has completed Real Spelling courses in Latin for Orthography 1 & 2; Greek for Orthography; Blends, Hybrids, and Hyphens; Lexical Doublets, Lewis & Short, and many others. Lisa has also completed LEX courses of IPA, Old English for Orthographers; Strong Verbs; Syllables: fact or fiction; Zero Allophone; Stress and the Schwa; The Spell of Spelling and the Glamour of Grammar; Insights into Verbs; Advanced MSLE (year-long course); and Grammar for Grown-ups (year-long course). Lisa has also attended the Word Works summer institute with Pete Bowers in 2017.
Disclaimer:
Lisa Klipfel, in utilizing Making Math Real® (MMR®) methods, is in no way affiliated with, a member of, or employed by Making Math Real Institute® (MMRI), and does not represent or reflect MMR® or David Berg in any way whatsoever. Neither the MMRI nor David Berg has trained, certified, licensed, monitored, endorsed, recommended, or sponsored, Lisa Klipfel. MMR® is a clinical methodology, not a program or a curriculum, and neither the