read with leanne

Read with Leanne is a reading tutoring company in Tucson founded by Leanne Blumberg. With nearly 20 years of teaching experience, Leanne has developed a strong, structured literacy curriculum that follows the science of reading.

Read with Leanne is an approved vendor for Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program.

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About Us

Read with Leanne is a reading tutoring company in Tucson founded by experienced reading tutor Leanne Blumberg. With 18 years of experience in the field, Leanne has developed a strong, structured literacy curriculum that follows the science of reading.

This means that all students who work with Read with Leanne are taught using evidence-based methods that have been proven to be effective in helping children become successful readers.

The Science of Reading

The science of reading refers to the body of research and knowledge about how we learn to read. A combination of linguistics, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and educational research has greatly advanced our understanding of reading development.

As a reading tutor, Leanne incorporates this valuable information into her curriculum to ensure that all students are given the best possible support in their reading journey.

Structured Literacy

Structured literacy is an instructional approach that follows the science of reading. It is a systematic and explicit method of teaching that focuses on developing strong foundational skills in phonics, decoding, fluency, and comprehension.

This approach is essential for struggling readers as it provides them with a clear and organized framework upon which to build their reading skills.

Why It Works

Structured literacy has been proven to be effective in helping students become successful readers. Providing a structured and sequential approach to learning allows students to progress continuously while addressing specific areas of difficulty. This increases confidence and motivation in reading, resulting in joyful and confident readers.

Fun and Engaging

At Read with Leanne, learning to read is not just about following a curriculum. It’s also about making the process fun and engaging for students. By incorporating games, activities, hands-on learning experiences, and a little magic into her lessons, Leanne ensures that students remain motivated and interested in their reading development.

This approach has been proven to be successful in keeping children engaged and excited about learning, leading to even better results.

Get Started

By using the science of reading and structured literacy in her curriculum, Leanne at Read with Leanne provides students with a strong foundation for reading success. Combining evidence-based methods with engaging and fun activities makes learning to read an enjoyable experience for all students. With Read with Leanne, every child can become a confident and joyful reader.

This is not the end of our journey, but rather just the beginning. At Read with Leanne, we are dedicated to helping every child become a successful reader.

So why wait? Sign up today and give your child the gift of literacy. Let’s make reading fun together!

"When a child memorizes ten words, they can only read ten words. If a child learns the sounds of ten letters, they will be able to read; 350 three-sound words, 4,320 four-sound words and 21,650 five-sound words".

- Dr. Martin Kozloff

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Experience what we have to offer!

  • A personalized educational plan that helps kids soar academically, mentally, and emotionally.
  • Literacy instruction with a dynamic and researched-based program that looks and works like no other. Children learn the secrets to cracking the reading code in an exciting and engaging way. Leanne makes the reading process fun! With Leanne the Reading Fairy, children feel successful and empowered.
  • Yoga Literacy: An innovative, immersive approach that integrates yoga, story-telling, phonics, and mindfulness with literacy instruction.
  • Writing Instruction: Students learn to navigate the writing process to publish their own stories and ideas.

Testimonials

Testimonials

Ms. Leanne is the best reading tutor - EVER (even virtually which makes her even more amazing!). My son was really struggling (5 year old) with even identifying all his letters. He just wasn't interested and had been embarassed at school for not knowing the answers so just reviewing ABCs with him was impossible. I hired Leanne, (who is very reasonably priced) and in about a month he is reading full words! He does all his classes virtual and I am amazed at how she keeps him engaged and follows his cues. Best money I have spent because reading is so important!
I cant say enough about Ms. Leanne, she is amazingly talented. Lots of patience, willingness to find the niche that works for each individual child. Both my children are complete opposites and bring there own challenges to the table. Leanne has a hidden talent of being able to find the best fit learning experience to mold for each one. I highly recommend her.
If it weren’t for Ms. Leanne, I wouldn’t be surviving this COVID homeschooling thing. Being worried about curriculum quality from our school and my delivery as the in-person instructor had me worried that my kids weren’t doing well in reading. However, Ms. Leanne has a well-structured and very engaging curriculum than has my kids thriving in reading.
Miss Leanne is every bit “the reading fairy!” She makes reading magical, fun, engaging, and so very personalized. My daughter (6), looks forward to her virtual sessions and Leanne does an amazing job keeping her engaged and on-track with her reading. She connects with her on a personal level and we’ve definitely noticed an improvement and confidence boost in reading with our rising first grader. Highly recommend securing a spot with “Leanne the Reading Fairy!”
Leanne is a miracle sent from up above. We could not have asked for a bigger blessing than her to get our daughter to where she needed to be and excel in reading. Our daughter was struggling with reading and Leanne executed a plan and within no time had her reading like never before.
Ms. Leanne is the best reading tutor - EVER (even virtually which makes her even more amazing!). My son was really struggling (5 year old) with even identifying all his letters. He just wasn't interested and had been embarassed at school for not knowing the answers so just reviewing ABCs with him was impossible. I hired Leanne, (who is very reasonably priced) and in about a month he is reading full words! He does all his classes virtual and I am amazed at how she keeps him engaged and follows his cues. Best money I have spent because reading is so important!
I cant say enough about Ms. Leanne, she is amazingly talented. Lots of patience, willingness to find the niche that works for each individual child. Both my children are complete opposites and bring there own challenges to the table. Leanne has a hidden talent of being able to find the best fit learning experience to mold for each one. I highly recommend her.
If it weren’t for Ms. Leanne, I wouldn’t be surviving this COVID homeschooling thing. Being worried about curriculum quality from our school and my delivery as the in-person instructor had me worried that my kids weren’t doing well in reading. However, Ms. Leanne has a well-structured and very engaging curriculum than has my kids thriving in reading.
Miss Leanne is every bit “the reading fairy!” She makes reading magical, fun, engaging, and so very personalized. My daughter (6), looks forward to her virtual sessions and Leanne does an amazing job keeping her engaged and on-track with her reading. She connects with her on a personal level and we’ve definitely noticed an improvement and confidence boost in reading with our rising first grader. Highly recommend securing a spot with “Leanne the Reading Fairy!”
Leanne is a miracle sent from up above. We could not have asked for a bigger blessing than her to get our daughter to where she needed to be and excel in reading. Our daughter was struggling with reading and Leanne executed a plan and within no time had her reading like never before.

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Yoga storytelling implemented at Scheck Hillel

Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach has implemented yoga as a way to deepen and reinforce pre-literacy skills in Early Childhood students. Through this program, called yoga storytelling, students listen to a story and then interact with body movements by acting as the story’s characters to retell the narrative. Yoga storytelling is part of this Jewish school’s approach to individualized education: nurturing learners in mind, body and spirit. The program’s instructional activity is designed to help the students visualize the story, resulting in strong comprehension, while obtaining the physical and mental health benefits of yoga as a form…

Miami Herald: At this preschool, kids learn downward-facing dog

A private Jewish school near Aventura is combining yoga with storytelling in the hope of teaching pre-literacy skills to its preschool-age children. Leanne Weinbrot of Scheck Hillel Community School teaches yoga poses to her class of 3- and 4-year-olds as she tells stories of bunnies and crabs escaping the clutches of wolves and crocodiles — all while holding a beaver puppet named Babs. The yoga poses she shows the students match the vocabulary they learn from the stories. Weinbrot said she believes incorporating motion into the classroom makes the lessons stick. Weinbrot, also a first-grade teacher at the K-12 school,…

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