1
Reading Specialist
I hold a master’s degree in Reading Education and work from structured literacy principles.
M
Ms. Ashley Reading Coach
New Orleans reading specialist and literacy coach.
Reading specialist. Parent guide.
Meet Ms. Ashley.
I help children build reading skills with clear structure, playful practice, and grown up guidance that feels calm enough to use at home.
Learning to read is a story all your own. This is mine.
In second grade, I could recall the sequence, discuss cause and effect, understand the mood, and make inferences. I understood the story. But reading for pleasure and ‘attacking new words’ were still hard. I had ideas. I had understanding. I did not yet have the code.
I remember wanting to understand, but not knowing how to get there yet. That child is why I teach the way I do. I listen to the reading story. I find what is already growing. Then we work on the next part together.
What I bring
Reading science with a human voice.
Real credentials. Real classroom experience. Real children in mind.
2
19 years
I have spent 19 years helping children grow as readers in schools, coaching sessions, and family learning spaces.
3
Executive Functioning Coach
I support the skills that help learning stick. Planning. Focus. Follow through. Self awareness.
From the classroom
A teacher’s note.
“My students with ADHD have been doing really well with this curriculum.”
How it should feel
Clear. Doable. Full of wonder.
Reading support should help the child and the grown up breathe a little easier.
Simple
Clear steps families can actually use in real life.
Stage matched
Teaching that honors your child’s pace, stage, and growing brain.
Playful
Practice that invites curiosity, story, movement, and joy.
Science rooted
Evidence based reading practices held with warmth and care.
A seven year old reads was as saw, then saw as was, then covers the page with her arm.
Nothing is wrong with her. Her brain has not finished building the pathway that holds a word steady. That pathway can be built, and we know how to build it.
So we start where the child actually is. Find the one skill that is ready. Tend that. Then the next one.
Start with what your child can do right now.
The Reading Check helps you see the next skill without guessing. From there, you can use the Library or book support with me.