Bridging The Reading Gap

My Why

I learned to read when I was four years old…I never struggled in school (except for Algebra) and didn’t know how it felt to truly to work hard for anything when it came to academics…and then I had my daughter.

I read to her in the womb, we worked on letters and sounds, she spent an extra year in VPK, I have a SPECIALIST DEGREE IN READING (from UF, Go Gators!), and when my kiddo didn’t know her letters and sounds by the end of her second year of VPK, the private school she was attending said she could not come to kindergarten there. I began a hunt for somewhere that might see her as a “whole child” and not just a test score.

We found a private school and things were ok, but not great…mid-kindergarten she only knew about 12 letters and sounds. She began tutoring…

Are you tired of feeling helpless and broken-hearted?

I can equip you with the tools to help you become your child’s best advocate.

We've been there. We understand...

You don't know
what you don't know.

Why would you ever think your child had a reading disability? The teachers said they would “catch up and be fine” or “they are young for their age and just immature” so you believed that and thought “well, they are the experts so what do I know?” but in the end there was something more going on…

When you know better,
you do better.

So, you start to talk to friends and look online and think “she seems to be struggling more than my other kids or more than my friends’ kids” or “she cries every day when I pick her up and I don’t know what to do” and you start to talk to her teacher and press them for answers…

It's a marathon,
not a sprint.

And now comes the hard part…you beg the school to test your child and they refuse, so you look for more help and you learn about an “educational advocate” and you think “I wonder if they can help me…” and we CAN. But know that this is a PROCESS (and not a quick one) of getting your child tested, finding out what their deficits are, and getting the right services in place so that your child can become a READER. It can and will happen, so get ready for a marathon of meetings and testing and more meetings and finding what will work best for your child. Together we will make a difference in the life of your child.

What others are saying...

Danyse started working with my daughter towards the end of her first grade year. She barely knew any sight words and was still struggling with some letters and sounds. Danyse worked fast to identify the problems she was having and began working with her. She also worked with me getting my daughter tested and her IEP in place. It’s been a long road and it was nice to have someone in my corner. I’m happy to report now at the end of her second grade year she is testing at a third grade level.

Kristen

Before working with Danyse, I sat through several meetings with the school with no progress towards getting my daughter the accommodations she very much needs. Danyse was able to help me understand how the process works, the schools language, what questions to ask and assessments to request. Now we are well on our way to having a plan in place before the end of this school year. I am very grateful for Danyse’s support and would recommend her a hundred times over

Tammy

Danyse has been an absolute Godsend in advocating us in the process of getting an IEP for my son. She not only has advocated for us, but she has helped my son's reading and writing greatly. I would recommend her ANYTIME!

Lauren

I have to say, I did not think or believe that an Advocate could assist much before now. I am very happy to say how very wrong I was. When you have the right Advocate it is such a blessing. You are no longer in it alone, trying to get the help your child needs. You will have a person who speaks the school's language...

Diana

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My Why

Are you tired of feeling helpless and broken-hearted?

We've been there. We understand...

You don't know
what you don't know.

When you know better,
you do better.

It's a marathon,
not a sprint.

What others are saying...

IEPAdvocacy

ReadingAssessment

Reading Tutoring

HomeschoolPortfolio Assessment

My Why

Are you tired of feeling helpless and broken-hearted?

We've been there. We understand...

You don't knowwhat you don't know.

When you know better,you do better.

It's a marathon,not a sprint.

What others are saying...

IEP
Advocacy

Reading
Assessment

Reading
Tutoring

Homeschool
Portfolio Assessment

You don't know
what you don't know.

When you know better,
you do better.

It's a marathon,
not a sprint.