Welcome to Miss Betsy's Place
Located in Powhatan and Midlothian - Virginia
A Tutoring Studio Where Children Learn How to Succeed!
At Betsy's Place I teach my students how to read using curricula provided by Project Read, Language Circle Enterprises. It is the foundation for how I teach reading, spelling, penmanship, and writing. The phonics curriculum is visual, auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic (VATK). It uses body language strategies to teach phonological and phonemic awareness, sound segmentation, letter recognition and formation, the letter sound/symbol relationship, and word blending for reading and writing.
I also have the Barton Reading and Spelling System ~ Levels 2 through 4 that I like to use with some of my students, too! Sometimes, to "reach" a student, I have to go "outside the box" and just do what's required so that the child understands what I'm teaching. I just do whatever it takes...
I also have the Barton Reading and Spelling System ~ Levels 2 through 4 that I like to use with some of my students, too! Sometimes, to "reach" a student, I have to go "outside the box" and just do what's required so that the child understands what I'm teaching. I just do whatever it takes...
Over Thirty Years of
Successfully Improving
Reading, Spelling, and Writing Skills
One Student at a Time!
My educational philosophy is simple: “Success and the desire to learn comes from within.” Outside motivational factors aren't as good! In an effort to make students "feel good about themselves" many educators lower their standards and inflate their students' grades. But this "smoke and mirrors" approach hurts children by giving them a false sense of accomplishment. Children need to be assessed honestly! They need to strive to take the necessary measures to do their best work. The must learn how to persevere! They need to have GRIT! These are the attributes that make a student successful!
No matter how old my students are my bright enthusiasm for learning is contagious! The children are happy to come to me for help! They get excited when they've learned something new and it "actually works!" Their reading improves to a level where reading is fun! Most of the time they are proud and happy to read out loud for their parents so that everyone can enjoy their success!
Over time, I ready my students academically, emotionally, and socially. What they learn from me will help to carry them through their school career and beyond! They leave me with academic skills, manners, and the confidence to achieve success in all they do! I believe strongly in the saying, “Give a person a fish, they eat for a day. Teach a person to fish, and they’ll eat for a lifetime.” I apply the same theory to education! When children are taught properly, they can become successful! They can become independent, self-sufficient, contributing members of their families, and every parents wants their children to possess these wonderful attributes.
No matter how old my students are my bright enthusiasm for learning is contagious! The children are happy to come to me for help! They get excited when they've learned something new and it "actually works!" Their reading improves to a level where reading is fun! Most of the time they are proud and happy to read out loud for their parents so that everyone can enjoy their success!
Over time, I ready my students academically, emotionally, and socially. What they learn from me will help to carry them through their school career and beyond! They leave me with academic skills, manners, and the confidence to achieve success in all they do! I believe strongly in the saying, “Give a person a fish, they eat for a day. Teach a person to fish, and they’ll eat for a lifetime.” I apply the same theory to education! When children are taught properly, they can become successful! They can become independent, self-sufficient, contributing members of their families, and every parents wants their children to possess these wonderful attributes.
The Listening Program
I am a Certified Provider of Advanced Brain Technologies.It is a music listening therapy that provides engaging brain stimulation to improve performance in school, work, and life.
Contact me to find out more about it!