With 28 years in the elementary classroom and two Teacher of the Year awards — one in Indian River County and one in Brevard County — I have spent my career doing one thing: helping children become confident, capable readers.
I am trained in IMSE (Institute for Multi-Sensory Education) and UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Institute), both of which are Orton-Gillingham based approaches grounded in the science of reading. That means every session I teach is structured, systematic, and proven — not guesswork.
I started Thompson Literacy & Learning because I believe every child deserves a specialist in their corner. Whether your child is slightly behind, significantly struggling, or navigating a diagnosis like dyslexia, I know how to meet them where they are and move them forward. Reading changes everything, and it is never too late to build that foundation right.

I hold certifications through IMSE (Institute for Multi-Sensory Education) and UFLI (University of Florida Literacy Institute) — two of the most respected structured literacy programs in the country, both rooted in the Orton-Gillingham approach and backed by decades of reading science. I have been honored as Teacher of the Year in both Indian River County and Brevard County, but the recognition I am most proud of is when a child looks up from a page and realizes, for the first time, that reading is something they can do.