Testimonial: Davarus Shields, Parent

We are a military family and at the time were living in another country and PCSing back to the US. My daughter who was in 1st grade at the time and only attended school for about 3 months before we came back to the US. Our move happened right when COVID shut everything down then summer break. 

She missed the rest of 1st grade and went straight into 2nd grade. As you can imagine, she was extremely behind as she never learned the building blocks in 1st grade to comprehend the work 2nd grade was giving her. She was making 20s and 30s on her test. So, we decided to get her a tutor to help get her caught up with the rest of the class. It was the best decision we made! 

Jeremiah worked with her virtually 2-3 nights out of the week. His teaching style was very interactive, and she enjoyed learning. He sent us weekly progress reports and different websites we could use to also help her with learning. By the time 2nd grade was over she went from making 20s on her test to making high 80s and 90s. The school was considering holding her back to repeat 2nd grade but Jeremiah was able to get her caught up so she can move on to 3rd grade. 

I highly recommend Jeremiah – the progress he made with our daughter was tremendous in such a short period of time.  

Published by Jeremiah Short

My name is Jeremiah Short, and I’m an educator with twelve years of experience committed to high-impact literacy instruction, student achievement, and the craft of teaching. I’m passionate about designing meaningful learning experiences, building strong classroom culture, and creating systems that help students think, write, and read with confidence. I am the author of As I Took My Walk With God (Volumes I and II) and the creator of Phenomenal Intervention: The Playbook. Over the years, I’ve developed several instructional frameworks and routines used to strengthen reading and writing instruction, including: Explicit ELA R.I.P.E. (my Extended Constructed Response framework) Phenomenal Word Power T.I.D.E. Bloom’s Units: Reading The Phenomenal Classroom My work centers on making literacy instruction clear, intentional, and engaging—helping students build mastery from the word level to the text level through structured routines and explicit teaching.

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