https://www.rachellewistutoringandconsulting.com/home daily 1.0 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1609445718625-FFP5AI0KYNFG7JQEFC3N/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-12-29%2Bat%2B6.57.17%2BAM.jpg Home - Helping your child fall in love with learning Let’s face it. Every child starts out with a passion for learning. They ask, “Why? Why? Why?” about five MILLION times a day, don’t they? But at some point, learning gets hard. Their love starts to fizzle. And homework becomes a battle. You don’t have to struggle alone. We’re here to help! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1609444529198-ZZ44U4HJYKTVPNNU1WP2/cdc-EpMIv296POE-unsplash.jpg Home - Small Groups Sometimes kids are the best teachers. They often have a knack for explaining their thinking in kid-friendly, easy-to-understand language. Small-group instruction has the benefits of private tutoring with the perks of peer-to-peer coaching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1609444169010-WN8H9OAC32DJ5BEK8VP8/adam-winger-Lce8uz19jX8-unsplash.jpg Home - Private Tutoring/ 1:1 Intensive Dyslexia Intervention Our weekly tutoring sessions get your child back on track. Each lesson is focused on your child’s specific needs, teaching them HOW to learn, not just WHAT to learn! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1609444354364-BT5O6175DQCJNZ2Y9XPL/jerry-wang-0qmXPnZKeLU-unsplash.jpg Home - Educational Diagnostic Testing Is your child falling behind in school? If you want to pinpoint your child’s exact needs, but you haven’t the foggiest idea where to start…start here. We will develop a plan to help your child thrive again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1609444480057-Q0APW0X4S2ELYL5KZV1F/image.jpg Home - Home-School Evaluations Is your child’s home-school portfolio complete? Let’s celebrate everything they’ve learned and accomplished this year. We are certified to evaluate home-school portfolios for grades K-6. https://www.rachellewistutoringandconsulting.com/mission daily 0.75 2021-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1609445600298-ARB1YYM4GBDNA9YSLNQL/andrew-ebrahim-zRwXf6PizEo-unsplash.jpg Mission - Our Mission We believe your child is gifted with unique learning styles and capable of exceedingly great things. We know if things aren’t clicking at school, there’s always a reason. We’ll get to the root of the issue and develop an individualized plan to get your child back on track. Our goal is to alleviate the stress of school and bring back the joy to learning. Your child’s education doesn’t have to be a burden you bear alone. Let us help. https://www.rachellewistutoringandconsulting.com/team daily 0.75 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1610035981797-JE2VDZBW3Q208K97W7SM/LewisFinals0093.jpg Team - Rachel Lewis Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://www.rachellewistutoringandconsulting.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-03-07 https://www.rachellewistutoringandconsulting.com/method daily 0.75 2025-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1610049117290-VOCTDZOBWLP52SPAM3FC/image-asset.jpeg Method - Math Do you remember stressing over those 100-question, timed math tests? Oof. So do we. We believe math instruction should center on a deep understanding of number relationships. With a focus on depth, not speed. That means practicing problems over and over (AKA “drill and kill”) is not our style. We teach our students the tips, tricks, and tools they need to master skills and conquer challenges. They learn how to appreciate the challenge of working hard through real-world math problems. Because the goal is for math to be useful in the real world, right? We teach our students how to persevere and thrive when those challenges feel difficult at first. Because we believe they can do it. And soon, they’ll believe it too! Our lessons infuse a mix of inquiry-based practices, including number talks, math games, real-world problems and project-based learning. What does all of that mean? It means we make it FUN! There are lots of amazing, FREE resources online. Here are some at the top of our list: YouCubed Illustrative Mathematics Curriculum created by SFUSD in conjunction with Stanford University Singapore Math Marilyn Burns activities, games and tasks. Everyone has a favorite mathematician, right? Here are ours: Dr. Jo Boaler Dr. Marilyn Burns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1610049244225-HXPB5DFUOSECUFET5JI0/image-asset.jpeg Method - Reading When it comes to reading, it’s not enough for kids to do it, we want them to LOVE it. We wholeheartedly believe reading should be presented as the GIFT it truly is. It should never be a chore. Or worse. A consequence. With the proper instruction, based on science, we believe all children will develop a lifelong love of reading. That, in essence, is our ultimate goal. We use evidence-based reading practices to instruct in all 5 areas of reading, as defined by the National Reading Panel: Phonemic awareness Phonics Vocabulary Fluency Reading comprehension We use a variety of resources to best meet your child’s individual needs and personalize learning. UFLI Curriculum Heggerty Phonemic Awareness The Wilson Reading Program SPIRE reading program Teacher-created resources These are some of the great minds we follow. Dr. Louis Moats Dr. Maryanne Wolf Dr. Anita Archer Dr. Holly Lane and the UFLI Literacy Team Barbara Wilson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1610049398494-T9DI3G00O7XX687S1KV0/image-asset.jpeg Method - Writing We get it. Not everyone loves writing. But whether we’re making a grocery list, sending a quick text, posting on Facebook, or leaving a note for the babysitter, we sure do a lot of it. Good communication is essential in life, and we want our students to excel at it. These are real-life skills that will carry them through school and into adulthood with real-life benefits. Our lessons start with the very basics at the sentence level. Once students master the craft of creating sentences, they can easily and confidently build paragraphs, essays and ultimately multi-paragraph pieces in varying forms. Resources we admire: The Writing Revolution book based on The Hochman Method https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fe8d36d7b743f626b43b216/1610053076189-JVKDWE52TH1F68IDPUZF/image.jpg Method - Growth-Mindset, Metacognition and More Mistakes are a power teacher, aren’t they? At Rachel Lewis Tutoring, we encourage our students to use mistakes as learning opportunities. Our brain is like a muscle. We can strengthen it each time we overcome challenges, just like we can strengthen our biceps each time we do pushups. Having a growth mindset helps us face challenges confidently, persist in the midst of setbacks, learn from criticism, celebrate the successes of others, and believe in ourselves. These habits of mind transcend across all subjects and areas of our lives. If having a growth mindset or using metacognition to understand how we learn is new to you, check out some of our favorite resources: Growth vs. Fixed Mindset (Research by Carol Dweck) Habits of Learning (Habits of Happy Kids) The Power of Yet Metacognition and Executive Functioning Lessons: https://childmind.org/article/how-metacognition-can-help-kids/ Trauma-Informed Instructional Approaches https://www.rachellewistutoringandconsulting.com/giveaway1 daily 0.75 2021-01-28