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Kriah tutors?

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amother

Seashell ↓

Wed, Feb 06 2019, 12:44 pm

My daughter in 12th grade is considering career options. She's great with kids and very patient and creative, but she doesn't want to teach - feels she wouldn't be able to manage discipline in a classroom. I'm a speech therapist and think she'd be great at speech - but she doesn't want to go through the intensive schooling right now. I'm thinking taking some kriah courses and getting a job in a resource room would be a good option - but long term, is it something she could make a good parnassah with? I know we paid a fortune to one of our children's kriah tutors who worked for herself rather than being paid by the school, but I also know some kriah tutors who work in the schools and are just scraping by.

What would be good courses to take initially? Is there anything available online that's good? (I've googled some options, but I don't know which ones are worthwhile.)

mom24.7

Wed, Feb 06 2019, 1:06 pm

And Orton Gillingham course as well as the lips by chavy fischer. Both not online I believe.

rising hero

Wed, Feb 06 2019, 1:13 pm

I just saw advertised in the weekly link that Raizy Teitelbaum is having another course. Shes amazing!!

amother

Dodgerblue

Wed, Feb 06 2019, 4:14 pm

Mimi Steger in Lakewood is great!

amother

↑ Seashell

Wed, Feb 06 2019, 8:32 pm

Thanks!

seeker

Wed, Feb 06 2019, 9:17 pm

Let her get her feet wet as a tutor but then after she's had a little time to find herself, I would strongly encourage getting a professional degree. It broadens the options for parnassa because even if some people are paying a fortune for kriah tutors, not everyone is going to pay every tutor that great rate. Furthermore, assuming she hopes to have a family, tutoring is usually in highest demand after school, when she would want to be home with her own family. You say she doesn't want to go through intensive schooling "right now" but there will not be a better time. If she needs a year or so to settle and figure things out, ok, but don't think she can just be a tutor "for now" because if she realizes it's not working for her when she has kids to care for and financially support, it will be exponentially harder to go through any kind of schooling.

amother

Ruby

Thu, Feb 07 2019, 7:48 am

I paid and am still paying a lot to help my child's kriah and reading difficulties. I think its an excellent field to go into.

She could start by taking a kriah course and doing some low cost tutoring or in a school to see if she likes it. If she does, I would strongly encourage her to get a secular degree so she can branch out to english reading also. She can work in schools, special ed programs, and at home.

Bear in mind that as her life evolves, it may be MUCH harder to do the at-home tutoring (which earns a lot more) because of family and child responsibilities. The kids can only be available after school and after they unwind and eat something - which is busy time for all families...

whewpy

Mon, May 20 2019, 8:21 pm

Many kriah tutors are doing well, but many are struggling. The market is overcrowded

amother

Bisque

Mon, May 20 2019, 9:07 pm

I 100% agree with seeker that she should be encouraged to get a professional degree. I did go to college, but took my time with it and wasn’t so motivated to start a career because I had dreams of being a stay at home mom. I can’t tell you how much I regret not doing more when I was single. I should have pushed myself to get experience and take licensing exams before I got married and had kids. I was so naive. I think about the years I wasted and want to kick myself.

amother

Teal

Tue, May 21 2019, 6:32 am

The field is getting overcrowded. Some are making it, but many are not (even with a special ed degree). To get a decent caseload you’ll need a degree, and really specialize in a specific method. You need to stand out from the many others already doing it.

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