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Top Holiday Tips For Your Reading Lessons
We are all looking forward to our holiday break so we can take time to rest, but while we wait, we can have ways to help make the wait time


Top 3 Ways To Make Up For Lost Holiday Income
Are you getting ready to shop for all of those big, holiday sales? Let's face it, the holidays are an exciting time of the year. ❄️ It's...


Top Three Reasons To Avoid Game Apps Or Websites During 1:1 Reading Lessons
Do you use game sites with your students for your reading lessons? Do you have a back-up plan if the site is down? This week, I'm sharing...


Keeping It Simple With a Teacher's Virtual Tool Kit
I used to think that I couldn't survive without all my online PDFs and slides. I used to struggle with my students as they took over the...


Three Easy, DIY Halloween Games
Easy, Halloween Games


Why You Should Keep Your Tutoring Sessions Low Tech
In the words of a coaching client, “I don’t want to learn a whole new program just to teach my kids!” It’s true we have gone through so...


Three Places To List Your Tutoring Services
When we first start out as a tutor, we are scrambling to find any position we can to help our tutoring business stay afloat. Sometimes,...


Importance of Teaching Students How to Use Online Tools
We love to use them and so do the students when online. We also hate to hear “Mom, Dad, I lost the tools!” The parents then have to come in.


What Device Should Your Students Use?
I often get asked in coaching calls, "What device should my student use?" So, this week, I'm sharing the pros and cons of working with a lap


Why you should try a code phrase
A code phrase is a predictable phrase that you can repeatedly use to redirect behavior.


Top Items You Want On Your Back-To-School Shopping List For Successful Spelling Lessons
Teachers love to shop during back-to-school time, so I want to share some of the top items that I suggest you get if you teach spelling....


5 Tips For Teaching Reading In A Low-Tech Way
Have you ever thought, "Wow! If I could only use my own materials to teach reading, even online, how much easier it would be to prepare...


The Importance of Low-Tech Lessons
Tuesday Tip for You When we think about online teaching, we think there's a lot of technology involved. But there doesn't have to be, and...


Top 3 Things Online Tutors Should Purchase
I often get asked, "If I can only buy three things as an online tutor starting out, what should I buy/invest in?", and, "What could...


Tuesday Tips: How To Help Struggling Students With Online Learning
Tuesday Tips will help you make one small change for your students that will help them with these frustrating moments.


Why Getting Your Students Independent Online Is So Important
I'm sharing some tips on how to get your students independent from the start and why it's so important.


Organizing Your Teaching Space, Part 2
This week, I'm sharing what resources I keep in my space and within arm's reach while teaching.


How to Organize Your Teaching Space, Part 1
Having a small, or mobile, teaching space doesn’t have to be a problem. Just like anything else in life, systems make it successful. So,...


What to Buy When You Start Teaching Online
It's so tricky to know what you need when you're starting to teach online. Do you need that big monitor from Best Buy? What about that...


Top 5 Code Phrases for Effective Learning
I've previously admitted that when I first started teaching online, I completed failed and hated online teaching. I could not understand...
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