Tutoring Bright Minds

Overcoming Reading Challenges, One Child at a Time
Does your smart, hard-working child struggle with Reading, Writing, or Math? 
​Tutoring Bright Minds can help!    ​
Shannon Koenen, M.Ed
Tutoring Bright Minds is a one-woman small business dedicated to meeting the needs of struggling learners and their families.
    How Tutoring Bright Minds Can Help​
  • Reading and spelling instruction using a Structured Literacy approach
  • Writing Instruction 
  • Homework Support
  • Math Grades K-8
    • Visual Math
    • Problem Solving
  • IEP Reviews and Support
  • Educational Advocacy
  • In-Person and Online Tutoring Available
Reading Facts
  • More than half of MI 3rd graders scored less than proficient in reading and writing, ranking them in the bottom 10% nationally.  (Detroit News, 2019)​
  • 15-20% of students show symptoms of dyslexia, the most common reading disability. Symptoms include inaccurate reading, poor spelling and writing and mixing up similar words. 
  • ​Despite this, many MI school districts do not use research-proven methods for teaching reading.​
Why is Tutoring Bright Minds Effective?
  • I have extensive training and experience using Structured Literacy (Orton-Gillingham), the research-proven  method for teaching literacy skills to struggling students.
  • ​I believe all students can become CONFIDENT, CAPABLE LEARNERS if taught in a way that works for their brain. 
  • I explicitly teach phonemic awareness, sound-symbol association, syllables, morphology, syntax and semantics using a method that is cumulative and diagnostic.
  • I teach math in a visual, student-centered way.
  • I will design an educational program to meet your student's individual needs.
Contact and Location
  • Contact me if  you have questions or would like to schedule a free consultation.
  • I see students at my home office in Saline, student homes or schools, and online.