My Approach

Helping children learn to read with confidence.

Every lesson is intentionally designed around decades of reading research that helps children build strong, lasting reading skills.

Built on the Science of Reading

Reading instruction should be clear, structured, and purposeful.

Reading is not something most children naturally discover on their own. Research has shown that strong reading instruction explicitly teaches the skills children need to become confident, independent readers.

Instead of asking students to memorize words or guess from pictures, instruction helps children understand how sounds, letters, and spelling patterns work together.

What This Means for Your Child

Skills are taught in a way children can understand and use.

Greater reading confidence

Children gain tools that help reading feel less confusing and more manageable.

Stronger decoding skills

Students learn how to approach unfamiliar words by understanding sound and spelling patterns.

Increased independence

Instruction builds skills children can apply when reading beyond the lesson.

More successful practice

Reading practice is connected to the skills students are learning, so practice feels purposeful.

Four Teaching Components

Each lesson builds reading skills step by step.

Phoneme Manipulation

Students practise hearing, identifying, and changing the individual sounds within spoken words.

Explicit Phonics with Orthographic Mapping

Students connect sounds to letters and spelling patterns so words become easier to remember and read.

Targeted Reading Practice

Students read words and sentences that match the skill they just learned so they can apply it right away.

Kinesthetic Spelling

Students use movement, writing, and hands-on practice to strengthen sound, letter, and spelling connections.

What a Typical Lesson Looks Like

Instruction moves from sounds to reading and spelling.

Hear Sounds

Students begin by listening for and working with the sounds in words.

Learn the Pattern

Students connect those sounds to letters and spelling patterns.

Read Connected Text

Students practise reading words and sentences that use the target pattern.

Practise Through Spelling

Students reinforce learning through writing, spelling, and hands-on practice.

Why Families Appreciate This Approach

Instruction is structured, encouraging, and practical.

Structured but encouraging.

Evidence-informed instruction.

Individualized support.

Practical strategies families can reinforce at home.

Meet the educator behind the approach.

Now that you have seen how the program is designed, learn more about Annie's experience and the values that shape every lesson.

Meet Annie