Reading and writing tutoring for Grades 3 to 6 in North York and online
For children who read every word but miss the meaning, who can tell you the whole story but write three sentences, or who are working much harder than their classmates to keep up.
The ideas are there. Something between the idea and the page is taking all the effort.
Eva mentions commenting WATCH on Facebook. You can get that free guide right here: the Homework Observation Guide (PDF).
Three very different reading problems that look the same from home
Reading the words
Slow, effortful reading, guessing at words, avoiding reading aloud. The energy goes into decoding, so little is left for meaning.
Understanding the words
Reads smoothly, then can't tell you what happened. Reading and understanding are two separate jobs, and only one of them may be breaking down.
Getting it onto paper
Explains beautifully out loud, writes very little. Spelling, handwriting and sentence building all compete for the same effort, and the ideas get squeezed out.
Which one is happening changes everything about what helps. That is what Eva works out first.
Reading the words and understanding them are two different jobs. Which one is breaking down changes everything about what helps.
Eva mentions commenting READ on Facebook. Here, just email Eva and she will send it.
When a child reads every word and understands none of it
From the outside it looks like a child who isn't paying attention. Usually the effort is going somewhere you can't see. Eva explains where.
What reading and writing tutoring covers
- Phonics and decoding for children still building the basics
- Reading fluency, so reading stops being exhausting
- Reading comprehension and making sense of longer texts
- Spelling patterns that make sense rather than lists to memorize
- Writing: planning, sentences, paragraphs and finishing the piece
- Reading and writing across subjects, including math word problems
Dyslexia and learning differences
Eva has dyslexia herself and holds a Special Education Additional Qualification. She works with children who have a diagnosis, children whose families are wondering about one, and children who simply find reading harder than it should be.
She does not diagnose. If she thinks a psychologist or speech-language pathologist should be involved, she will tell you clearly and explain what to ask for.
What tutoring costs
Clear prices, no contracts. Eva comes to your home, or works with your child online at the same price.
First session
Grades 4 to 7, 60 minutes. Grades 2 and 3, 45 minutes: $80.
Eva works with your child, finds the starting point, and sends you a short note on what she saw and what she suggests.
Weekly sessions
Per 60-minute session, Grades 4 to 7. Grades 2 and 3, 45 minutes: $64.
Built on what your child's class is doing now and the pieces underneath it.
Block of 8 sessions
$75 a session, Grades 4 to 7. Grades 2 and 3: $480.
Includes a written progress check after session 4 and session 8.
No travel fee in North York, York Mills, Don Mills and Lawrence Park. $15 per visit in Leaside, Midtown, Thornhill, Richmond Hill and Vaughan. Cancel or reschedule free with 24 hours notice. Later cancellations are charged in full.
Why Eva notices what others miss
Eva had dyslexia and a speech impediment as a child, and found reading, writing and math hard. She repeated courses. She took calculus three times.
So she knows what a child does when learning is hard and they would rather nobody noticed: the strategies for looking like you are keeping up, and what it costs to appear fine.
After 17 years of teaching, those are still the children she pays closest attention to.
Reading tutoring near you
Eva is based near Yonge and Sheppard in North York and comes to your home across the neighbourhoods below. Online sessions work for families anywhere in Ontario.
- Willowdale
- North York Centre
- Bayview Village
- York Mills
- Don Mills
- Lawrence Park
- Leaside
- Thornhill
- Richmond Hill
- Vaughan
- Online across Ontario
Book a first reading session
Tell Eva a little about your child. She replies personally within one business day. No obligation.
The first session is where Eva finds the starting point: what your child already has solid, and where the gap begins. Every plan after that is built from it.
Prefer email? hello@evagelberger.ca