With over 35 years of experience as a 1st and 2nd-grade teacher, K-5 Reading Interventionist, and Private Reading Tutor, I have spent my career uncovering why some children thrive while others struggle when learning to read. I discovered that the missing piece for almost every struggling reader is a deep, structural understanding of phonics and vowel rules.
To solve this in my own classroom, I created "The Phonics Wall"—a multisensory environment where students of all levels learned together through color-coding, music, rhythm, and movement. We practiced 1 rule each month. The results were undeniable: my students’ reading levels accelerated because they finally had the tools to decode words accurately. They became so confident that I could tell them with certainty: "By the end of the year, you’ll be able to read almost anything."
I have since transformed that classroom "wall" into It’s All About the Vowels, a series of 9 comprehensive online lessons. What began as a tool in my classroom, then transferred to my private tutoring sessions, and became requested by parents who were amazed by their children's progress—is now available to you. My mission is to give you the same tools I used in the classroom so that you can become your child’s most effective teacher.