A Village Learning Center

Throw back Thursday to when our owner, Miss Nicole, was in Kindergarten. From a young age she knew she wanted to be a teacher and loved being in the classroom learning.

Thank you to our clients, staff and followers for helping support her dream!

Miss Nicole here with a little funny story 🤭

Today I was tutoring a little boy (incoming 2nd grader). I had a bite of my food (I was fasting and needed to eat a little snack during our session) as he was working on some handwriting. I started choking a bit and had to take a drink. He became very concerned and told me if I choked again he'd punch me in the back to help me.

I almost choked again from holding back laughter. He meant well 😆

I could write a book with all of the funny things children have said to me over the years.

Think reading is just about sounding out words? Think again!

The Reading Rope helps us understand that reading success comes from many skills woven together.
✔️ Recognizing words
✔️ Understanding language
✔️ Building vocabulary
✔️ Growing background knowledge
✔️ Making sense of what we read

For teachers, this means providing explicit instruction in foundational skills while also developing language and knowledge. For parents, it means that everyday conversations, read-alouds, storytelling, and exploring the world together are all helping your child become a stronger reader.