The Tutoring Link

Mission Statement

To help students develop and discover their learning potential through personalized instruction.

Academic Skills

The Tutoring Link believes in creating a positive environment where the students will be encouraged to learn and control their academic world. We base our programs on creating individualized learning plans for each student to help them achieve their full potential in the areas of reading, writing, math and test preparation. We believe that the students will benefit from individualized attention and positive reinforcement, which will increase their self-esteem, motivation and their confidence needed to achieve proficiency in their academic and social skills environment.

Success and Confidence

We value all life and protect the rights of all people to maintain their own belief system. We encourage children to control their world through problem solving and the opportunity to make choices, which is why our individualized instruction takes place in a nurturing environment. This will allow your child to receive the personal attention he or she requires to master all the needed steps to reach their ultimate goal in life: Success and Confidence.

Academic Needs

Here at The Tutoring Link we will do more than answer your child’s problems in basic homework and project work. We will assess your child’s strengths and weaknesses, prepare an individualized learning program based on your child’s academic needs, and use “hands-on” materials whenever possible.

Our Programs

Diagnostic Evaluation

Our programs commence with a diagnostic evaluation (Woodcock Johnson IV Test of Achievement) that will assess the student’s strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing and math.

Post tests

Post tests will show the gains your child has made in each targeted subject area.

Personalized Program

Upon reviewing the test results, we will generate a personalized learning program based on your child’s academic needs. All of our programs are UNIQUE!

Personalized Learning

Personalized learning programs will be adjusted according to child’s academic progress in targeted areas.

About Us

Laurel Davis, Director of The Tutoring Link, is a special education teacher with over 20 years of experience. She has taught in and out of the classroom and has worked as an advocate for students.Her experience has also made her adept at motivating and inspiring our future generations to excel not only academically, but socially as well. She is certified in the Orton-Gillingham method of language instruction by the Association of Orton Gillingham Practitioners and Educators and is an International Dyslexia Association certified Structured Literacy Interventionist. She holds a B.A. in Educational Psychology and is pursuing a Masters in Teaching. Additionally, she is a Registered Yoga Teacher and a Twist Kids Yoga instructor. She has also studied Brain Gym and Handwriting Without Tears methods.

As an educator and parent she believes each child is a unique individual with their own strengths and talents. Laurel’s creative and compassionate teaching helps students develop confidence and reach their goals by encouraging and celebrating each step along the way to success.

Orton Gillingham Lessons

Multisensory Language Instruction

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Testimonials

My son received tutoring services from the Learning Link in Miami Beach, and specifically from Leslie and her team of professionals, for several years while he attended elementary school. My son, who has ADD, was very responsive to the learning environment they created. Both his grades and focus in school greatly improved after he started in their tutoring program.

Wendy Garcia

The progress our daughter has made working with Laurel is phenomenal! She has gone from not having letter recognition at the end of kindergarten to reading just below grade level at the end of second grade. Laurel is amazing and our daughter loves her tutoring sessions. We would recommend her to anyone!

Curtis and Jane B.

Laurel is a well-trained, dynamic teacher. She easily engages the students she works with and makes learning fun! Laurel is the first person I think of when my clients are in need of individualized tutoring for their child with learning disability/dyslexia.

Mary M. Froneberger, MAT Child and Family Development Educational Specialist

When we started at The Tutoring Link, with Laurel Davis, we knew our son was missing the phonics concept of reading and Laurel came highly recommended. We had already worked with a few tutors with little success and our son often dreaded it. With Laurel, it was a whole different ballgame. Our son had a blast and was extremely engaged the entire time. He would ask to go, even on days he was not scheduled! We always wondered if he could be dyslexic but never explored it because his teachers and other tutors swore that could not be it. After a few months of working together, Laurel nudged us to get him evaluated and sure enough we found that he is dyslexic (we are forever grateful to Laurel for this). In just nine months of working with Laurel, his reading fluency went up by 50%!!! If you have a child who is struggling or simply needs some extra support, you cannot go wrong with Laurel! She is dedicated, knowledgeable, and shows a passion for her students that is simply unparalleled.

Renee V.

Finding Laurel Davis has been a lifesaver for me. Over the course of the last three years and going she has worked with three of our children in some capacity from tutoring to a supplement to our homeschool curriculum. Along with Laurel’s specialized training and expertise, her exceptional ability to understand and relate well to each child has brought about impressive and encouraging results. We are so thankful to have found her.

Carolin L

My daughter has been working with Laurel Davis twice a week for 9 months. As a result , her reading, comprehension, and confidence has dramatically improved. We have worked with several tutors in the past and Laurel is the best! I highly recommended her services!!!

Kelly V.

Laurel’s methods have allowed my daughter to reach her full potential. She is reading two levels above her grade level! She always looks forward to her tutoring sessions.

Glenn D.

We have used Laurel for a year now and love her. She is very good with my daughter and keeps it interesting for her. She uses Orton-Gillingham with her because my daughter has auditory processing issues and it works great. She is reliable and easy to be around.

Emilie G.