Why a Mooresville Online Reading Tutor is the Best Choice for Lake Norman Families

What if a Mooresville-based online tutor held the missing key to your child’s reading breakthrough—when every other program has fallen short?

While there are qualified online tutors across the country, a local online reading tutor can make a big difference—especially when it comes to students who have had trouble making reading progress in school.

In this post, I’ll explain why working with me can accelerate your child’s progress, especially when traditional school programs haven’t delivered results.

Plus, I’ll share how as a certified speech-to-print specialist with years of success helping kids with dyslexia, ADHD, and different processing challenges, I can fill in the gaps that often get overlooked in Lake Norman classrooms.

Reading Instruction Beyond NC Standards and School Curricula

I worked at local charter school for many years as a reading interventionist, so I know North Carolina’s ELA standards and the reading expectations at each grade level.  I also know the traditional reading programs local elementary schools use that often ineffective for students who need more explicit instruction.

Sample NC Reading Standards, Traditional Curriculum Program, Sight Word Ring, Phonics and Syllable Ru

If your child’s reading curriculum has used phonics worksheets, sight word lists, or whole-class reading interventions and is still struggling to read, it’s not their fault—they simply need a new approach.

Rather than repeating the same method and watching kids get discouraged, I use a Speech to Print framework — also known as Structured Linguistic Literacy — that focuses on

• Building strong foundational reading skills without rote memorization

• Improving accuracy, fluency, and comprehension faster

• Reducing cognitive load for children, especially for those with ADHD, dyslexia, or processing issues

• Reading authentic grade level texts

  
  
  
  

Consistent Scheduling in the Same Time Zone

It may not seem important at first, but even a one-hour time difference can lead to confusion and scheduling mistakes. It’s easy to mix up “Eastern versus Central” time zones or miss a session because of Daylight Savings Time differences.  Add in juggling sports and other family activities and scheduling tutoring sessions can quickly become a nightmare.

As a Mooresville-based tutor, I’m in Eastern Time, — just like you — so scheduling is  straightforward and stress-free.

Lake Norman Community Connection and Rapport

I’ve been a part of the Lake Norman community as a teacher and parent for 25 years.  Whether your child attends a Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, or Mooresville school chances are I know some of the teachers.

Not only that, as a resident of both Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties I’ve:

• Seen children’s plays at ImaginOn in Charlotte

• Cheered at Davidson College basketball games

• Enjoyed exhibits at Discovery Place Kids

• Explored Jetton Park and Lake Norman State Park trails

• Engaged in countless other activities in the area — just like you and your kids

These shared experiences help me connect with students in a way that out-of-state tutors simply can’t.

Regional Text Choices for Deeper Reading Engagement and Comprehension

Background knowledge sparks motivation and increases comprehension.

If your child loves:

• Boating on Lake Norman

• Building sandcastles in the Outer Banks

• Hiking at Chimney Rock

• Following NASCAR, FC Charlotte, the Hornets, or the Panthers

…they’ll be eager to read about these familiar topics. A tutor from out of state might use reading passages about Midwest farm life or West Coast surfing—interesting, but much less relatable.

Reading about familiar people, places, and activities makes reading more enjoyable. If your child likes what they are reading about they will want to read more. The more they read, the better a reader they will become.

Community-Focused Resources

Need specialized evaluations or practitioners?   I can refer you to trusted experts in Mecklenburg and Iredell Counties:

• Educational psychologists

• Vision therapists,

• Speech-language pathologists,

• Physical and and occupational therapists

These are professionals I respect — and in some cases, whose work I’ve seen firsthand with my own children.

Supporting Our Local Economy

By choosing me — a Mooresville online reading tutor — you’re strengthening small-business growth in our Lake Norman community rather than funneling money out of state or to large national tutoring companies.

Additionally, I partner with local non-profits to support book and school supply drives, so your investment benefits other students, too.

Discover the Difference a Mooresville Online Tutor Makes

If your child’s school reading program has felt like “rinse and repeat”—workbook pages, sight-word lists, and one size-fits-all pacing, you don’t have to resign yourself to yet another frustrating round of the same old methods that barely move the needle.

It’s time for a switch to Speech to Print instruction with no generic worksheets and no wasted time—just targeted practice that makes reading feel achievable.

Instead of waiting months to see progress, your child can feel successful —gaining confidence and motivation — in a handful of sessions.

That positive feedback loop — often missing in classroom instruction — is a world away from the “wait-and-see” approach that often leaves kids and parents discouraged.

Don’t let another school year go by without the progress your child deserves.

Reach out TODAY to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation.

Let's Chat

We’ll talk about your child’s unique needs, identify the specific hurdles in your child’s reading journey, and how I can help using Structured Linguistic Literacy.

Let’s work together to help your child become a successful, confident reader—right here in our Lake Norman backyard.