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5 Practical Assessment Tips for Tutoring Struggling Readers
Try these quick and easy-to-do foundational literacy assessments on your child.
Don Potter is an award-winning, incredibly successful literacy tutor who sees firsthand too many kids who haven’t learned to read, write, and spell. He has created a way to discover much of what’s missing in just one hour of informal assessments. This 74-year-old retired teacher worked successfully for 35 years in both public and private school settings before he answered his passion and calling for helping others; he started a tutoring business to save children who struggle with the essential foundational literacy skills.
Don’s work is grounded in the latest 2021st science of reading—he’s a lifelong learner—and he brings to bear encyclopedic knowledge of the history of teaching reading methods in America. He has lived through the continuous pendulum swings in reading education sometimes referred to as “the reading wars.” He knows the casualties are children. He knows from experience what works and what needs to be changed. Beyond that, Don loves and inspires kids with humor and compassion. I interviewed Don to see if he might share insights and inspiration.
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