Your child is smart.

They just need the right kind of teaching

Open Book Literacy provides specialized Orton-Gillingham reading tutoring, dyslexia assessments, and individualized literacy intervention for students in grades K–8.

Led by certified Orton-Gillingham practitioner Elizabeth Kommit, M.Ed., A/OGA, we help struggling readers build confidence and develop essential reading and spelling skills through evidence-based instruction.

Elizabeth Kommit, founder of Open Book Literacy and certified Orton-Gillingham practitioner

Structured literacy intervention that actually works.

At Open Book Literacy, I use the Orton-Gillingham approach — the gold standard in reading intervention, and the method most recommended for students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences.

Every session is individualized. Every plan is built around your child's specific profile. And every decision I make is grounded in the science of reading — not guesswork.

Whether your child needs a comprehensive literacy evaluation, intensive 1:1 intervention, or ongoing school support — I provide the expertise, the structure, and the roadmap to get them reading.

I work with students who:

  • Are in grades K–8 and struggling to read or spell

  • Are falling behind grade level despite effort and support

  • Have been diagnosed with dyslexia, ADHD, or a language-based learning difference

  • Have never been evaluated but parents suspect something more is going on

  • Need more intensive, individualized intervention

What does a typical lesson look like?

An Orton-Gillingham lesson consists of many components, all designed to give instruction that is clear, explicit, and gives students many ways to practice. The structure of an Open Book Literacy lesson is consistent, with specific activities, games and tasks changing based on the focus and student. Every lesson spirals back to review previously taught concepts which is imperative for retention and frequent assessment.

Chart titled 'Open Book Literacy: Lesson Snapshot' with various teaching strategies listed from warm-up to reading, including activities like alphabet practice, sound and letter drills, pattern recognition, and spelling exercises.

“Lizzie has been our child’s reading tutor for the past two and a half years. When they began, he was far below grade level and extremely resistant to reading. Now, he’s at grade level and enthusiastically reading on his own for pleasure. Lizzie is conscientious, creative, professional, and our kid loves his time with her. We hit the jackpot and couldn’t have asked for a better tutoring experience.”

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