Meet Jodi

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For more than 20 years, I have worked with children and families through literacy, language, Waldorf-inspired education, nature, and individualized learning.

 

I hold a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with advanced study in language acquisition, literacy development, phonology, morphology, syntax, and the science of reading.

 

My approach brings together a deep understanding of how children learn language with the beauty, imagination, and developmental wisdom of Waldorf education.

 

Waldorf Education & Teaching Experience

 

I spent six years at Kimberton Waldorf School, working with children across Grades 1–12 as a Waldorf librarian and educator. My experience also includes first-grade rest time, K–5 aftercare, substitute teaching, homeschooling, curriculum development, and private reading and writing instruction.

 

The Waldorf principles of story, rhythm, imagination, nature, art, and meeting the individual child developmentally continue to deeply influence my work today.

 

Literacy & Language Expertise

 

As a Master of Applied Linguistics and literacy specialist, I have taught and supported more than 1,000 children worldwide, including beginning and developing readers, gifted learners, English language learners, homeschoolers, and children with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, language differences, and other learning needs.

 

I have also completed professional dyslexia training through Yale University's Overcoming Dyslexia program.

 

Whether I'm teaching a private literacy session, creating an imaginative Fairy School lesson, or helping a parent understand why learning isn't clicking, I begin with the same question:

 

Who is this child, and what will help learning come alive for them?

 

The Whole Child

 

My work with children and parents is also deeply informed by more than 12 years of yin yoga and embodiment practice, along with my study of Jungian archetypes, child development, and my training as a Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT®) Practitioner. These practices have shaped the way I understand temperament, emotional regulation, relationships, and the inner life of both children and the adults who care for them.

 

I am currently continuing this exploration through a therapeutic arts program, deepening my understanding of how art, creativity, and meaningful expression can support an individual's growth and development.

 

Together, these influences allow me to approach education not simply as the teaching of academic skills, but as a way of understanding and nurturing the whole child.

 

Learning Can Be Joyful

Whether your child is joining me for private tutoring, Fairy School, adapted literacy, or another learning experience, my goal is not simply to teach a skill.

It is to help children experience the feeling:

“I can do this. I am successful.”

And to help parents feel confident that their child can learn in a way that honors who they are.