Teaching Structured Literacy
Help Your Students See How English Works As A Connected System.
Turn what you know about structured literacy into a cohesive, repeatable teaching structure that drives long-term memory and real skill transfer.
I help educators working with older, struggling readers bring phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax, and meaning together in one integrated approach. Teach word study with total clarity and confidence—without spending hours researching, planning, and second-guessing every lesson.
Knowing structured literacy is one thing. Integrating it into a crowded day is another.
You can understand the science, complete the training, read the research, and have a shelf full of resources—and still find yourself wondering: What do I teach next? How do I tie phonics, morphology, and vocabulary together without turning every single lesson into an exhausting research project?
With older students, the stakes are high. You need to keep them engaged without making the work feel childish, and you need to build multiple literacy strands into a single lesson.
When skills are taught in isolation, students struggle to see the big picture. But when you show them how the entire English language connects, you unlock their long-term memory. They stop guessing and start transferring those skills directly into their daily reading and writing.
You don't need another pile of disjointed information or isolated worksheets. You need a repeatable framework that makes your knowledge actionable, responsive, and deeply impactful for the student sitting right in front of you.
A complete ecosystem for Integrated Word Study
Teaching Structured Literacy Book Series
Your practical toolkit for assessing, planning, and systematic instruction.
Move seamlessly from "What does this student need?" to "What do I teach next?" This four-book series gives you a step-by-step system to map out your instruction from least to most complex.
Assessment: Pinpoint the exact reading and spelling gaps holding your students back.
Scope & Sequence: Know precisely what word-level knowledge to introduce and in what logical order.
Spelling Logic: Master the scripts to explain spelling through history, structure, and sound.
Lesson Design: Access a repeatable, predictable lesson structure packed with low-prep activities.
Available individually, or as the complete four-book series bundle.
Morphology Hub
Ready-to-use morphology teaching, without the research rabbit hole.
Streamline your vocabulary and spelling lessons with interactive word matrices, clean lesson decks, and targeted printables all in one place. Built on science of learning principles, this platform helps you explicitly teach how meaningful word parts connect, cutting down your planning time to under five minutes.
Integrated Word Study in Action
Bridge the gap between isolated literacy strands and a unified classroom routine.
Stop teaching reading, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar as separate chores. This live training shows you exactly how to build a connected, streamlined routine where students see how the language works as a whole, ensuring deep, transferable word knowledge.
Built for educators supporting older, struggling readers.
Whether you are teaching one-on-one, managing a small intervention group, or leading a whole secondary classroom, these frameworks are designed to give you clear, actionable direction. I proudly support:
Classroom teachers navigating diverse learning needs
Literacy interventionists and specialist SpLD/dyslexia tutors
Speech-language pathologists looking for robust orthographic structures
Literacy coordinators building a consistent, evidence-based school policy
Connect with the structured literacy community.
Join a dedicated group of educators navigating the unique challenges of secondary and specialist literacy instruction. Share lesson wins, troubleshoot tough student profiles, and collaborate in real-time.
Hi, I’m Sarah.
I am an educator, literacy specialist, and author with over 18 years of experience helping older students break out of cycles of reading failure and frustration. My career has moved between specialist dyslexia environments and mainstream secondary schools, serving as a Literacy Coordinator and Head of Inclusive Education.
As an OCR Level 5 and 7 certified SpLD lecturer and mentor, I have trained speech pathologists and teachers to look past simple phonics-only shortcuts and embrace the deeper structural logic of English.
I know the exhausting mental load of standing in front of a class trying to connect vocabulary, syntax, and spelling on the fly. That is why I don't create more clutter for your desk; I create cohesive frameworks that respect your time and give your students the structural clarity they need to succeed.
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