"Dear students and families,

I am a special education teacher, which means I teach ALL learners. I adapt and meet students at their functioning level. I set goals with students (and families), and I work hard to get student buy-in by monitoring progress and celebrating achievement.

As a former emergency manager/planner, I come prepared to lessons for all contingencies. I have a dual Masters in Elementary Education (1st-6th) and in Special Education for Mild to Moderate Disabilities (preK-8th). I work with students as young as 4 years old, coach parents, teach students with IEPs up to high school, college students, and adults.

I have homeschooled my own child and love to support homeschool families, particularly those with children with learning differences. I enjoy teaching students how to read. I am serious about instruction, but I also like to be joyful and find ways to smile in lessons.

I am trained in the Wilson Reading System, an evidence-based and proven phonics reading intervention for individuals with dyslexia or struggle to read at all ages. Wilson is based on the Orton-Gillingham structured literacy approach and the science of reading research.

I utilize TouchMath, a kinesthetic method for teaching early elementary math skills, or what I call structured numeracy.

My tutoring philosophy starts with teaching my students what it means to have a growth mindset. I believe in encouraging students to learn from their mistakes and the mistakes of others. Like Ms. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus says, the best students take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.

I hope you choose me to partner with your family to help your student reach academic goals!

Best,

Elisabeth Forde, M.Ed." less...