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"When my 7-year-old homeschooled son tested at the sixth-grade level in reading on the Stanford Achievement Test, I knew how this had happened. We had been reading aloud from classic children's literature since birth, and I learned to use Spell to Write and Read and started teaching him reading at age five using this method. "
Susan Franklin
Classical Start Tutoring
"We initially sought out Mrs. Franklin's help for one of our struggling readers. She was one of the only tutors we found who used the Spell to Write and Read (SWR) curriculum. We didn't just want any help, we wanted the best.
Over a short time, Mrs. Franklin successfully advanced our daughter's reading and comprehension skills. Since then, we have put three more of our children through SWR tutoring with Mrs. Franklin.
She engages the children well, they advance in their skill level quickly, and they always say they never want to stop tutoring with her! We appreciate Mrs. Franklin's attention to detail, and we are very thankful to have found her as a tutor.
We highly recommend Susan Franklin as a tutor; she will successfully guide your child to become a confident reader.":
)The Ullrich Family
"Susan is an amazing teacher and tutor. She has a strong background in reading and writing and is able to turn student failure into success. I have seen students make multigrade advances with her tutoring support.​"
Joyce Faulks Jackson, Diagnostician,
Newman International Academy of Cedar Hill
Executive Director of Special Education,
Grand Prairie ISD - retired
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Seven Years Full-Time Online Tutoring Reading & Writing
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Gentle Classical Approach
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Reading Interventionist, specializing in identifying gaps in reading skills and providing targeted, individualized instruction
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Spell to Write and Read/Spalding Method
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Short, focused mini-lessons
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High School English Literature & Writing
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Captivating Literature
Classical Start Tutoring practices a pedagogy based on historically successful education methods of the past. Charlotte Mason Education sees the child as a whole person from birth, not a blank sheet of paper, but deserving of the best of English literature and most effective methods of education.
Classical education respects the child's stages of development. In the early years, rote memory establishes the foundational facts required, middle years establish connections between the subjects and skills learned, and the upper level provides them with methods and practice to communicate, even persuade, effectively what they have learned. They become independent learners and thinkers, not just cogs in the wheels of industrialism.
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Mastering the 55 English grammar terms and diagramming sentences will aid a student of any age in reading comprehension and writing.
When we first started looking for a reading tutor, our daughter Olivia was in Kindergarten and beginning to struggle. Reading and writing weren't clicking for her the way we'd hoped, and we could tell her confidence was starting to dip. We wanted someone who could meet her where she was and rebuild that foundation, and Susan Franklin turned out to be exactly the right person.The progress has been remarkable.
​ -The L. Family
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