When a child cannot access reading and writing, it is as if they have been dropped into a foreign land without speaking the language.

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They feel disconnected.

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They spend their school days in a constant state of fight-or-flight, trying to make themselves physically small just to avoid being called on. They are terrified that their classmates will find out they are struggling.

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Over time, that exhaustion bleeds into everything. Many times, parents come to my partner Scott and me believing their child has a profound sensory integration issue. But underneath it all, that child is simply suffering from the severe, pervasive anxiety of trying to survive the school day.

And when a child is carrying that much anxiety, the temperature of the entire house rises.

 

The stress becomes the water your whole family is swimming in.

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I want to change the temperature in your home.

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I want to be your literacy fairy godmother.

I believe that learning to read does not require rigid drills, expensive equipment, or more hours at a desk.

 

Literacy can be gentle and joyful.

 

It can be woven seamlessly through your family’s day, feeling as natural as breathing.

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Canopy is an 8-week mentorship designed to heal your child’s relationship with reading, lower the anxiety in your home, and bring joy to learning.