About us
Soaring Readers Literacy Consulting
About Us
Soaring Readers Literacy Consulting
Every child deserves to feel confident as a reader — and for kids who struggle, that confidence often needs a different path to get there. Soaring Readers is a structured literacy program built on the Science of Reading and the Orton-Gillingham method, led by a dyslexia practitioner and reading interventionist with 14+ years of classroom and tutoring experience.
We don't guess at what works. Every lesson, resource, and recommendation is grounded in explicit, systematic, evidence-based instruction — the same approach used by leading reading specialists — tailored to how your child actually learns.
Our commitment:
We are a safe, welcoming space for all clients. We're 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly, body neutral, and dedicated to anti-racist, anti-oppressive practice — because kids learn best when they feel fully accepted as they are.
Kathleen Germs, A/OGOA, B.ED
Growing up, school itself was hard for me — sitting still at a desk all day didn’t work for my neurodivergent brain, which needed movement and hands-on learning to really absorb anything. That’s exactly why multisensory learning and play are at the center of how I teach today.
We’re in the middle of a literacy crisis in North America, and too many children are struggling to read — not because they can’t learn, but because they haven’t yet had the right kind of instruction. I’ve been teaching since 2011, and over the years I saw how many children were falling through the cracks without the support they needed. That’s why I left the classroom to start my own private practice: I want to close those gaps, lower the number of struggling readers, and help kids build real confidence and self-esteem along the way.
I’ve spent the past several years completely immersed in Science of Reading research — how our brains actually learn to read, and what it takes to teach that well. I’m a certified Orton-Gillingham Associate (A/OGOA), which included a 100-hour hands-on practicum— real-time, supervised teaching hours, not just coursework. I also have additional training through the International Dyslexia Association and The Reading League, and I’ve mentored literacy teachers around the world.