Meet Jamie

I discovered my passion to teach reading while completing my undergraduate teaching program at Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL in 2002. In 2008, I began teaching Reading at Round Lake Area Schools in Round Lake Beach, IL where I completed my Master's in Literacy Education as well as my state licensing as a Reading Specialist. 

After completing my tenure year at RLAS, I relocated to Orange County, CA, where I began offering my literacy services privately as a licensed Reading Specialist cleared in both California and Hawaii. I also became trained in The Orton-Gillingham Approach, which is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling does not come easily to individuals, such as those with dyslexia.

I have had the pleasure of helping all types of learners meet their academic goals, be accepted to their choice schools, and develop vital literacy strategies across grade levels. I also have extensive consulting experience, which has afforded me the honor of assisting parents, teachers, and other professionals with diagnostic reading assessments, case reports, and IEP meetings.

From 2017-2020, I had the wonderful opportunity to teach adults as an adjunct Reading professor at Long Beach Community College. I taught reading courses, led workshops, and tutored in the Writing and Reading Success Center. 

In 2018, I published my first children's book, An Elephant's Story, and created a humane education initiative that helps animals and the environment, called Angel of the Animals.

In 2019, I completed my training as a grant writer, which has equipped me with unique skills that assist my clients and high school students in finding their best match colleges, completing a competitive application packet, and receiving possible scholarship and grant offers.

In 2025, I became certified as a therapeutic art practitioner. Having a background in teaching and art throughout my life, I enjoy designing art lessons that facilitate self awareness and growth in students that battle low self esteem and life challenges or are just simply seeking to set new goals to achieve!

I am passionate about helping all types of learners and instilling in them the confidence and skills they need to follow their dreams. As a member of the International Literacy Association and the International Dyslexia Association, I always stay up-to-date with best practices in the field and use research-based methods, such as balanced literacy and the Orton-Gillingham approach for students with reading disabilities. I look forward to speaking with you about how I might be able to help!