“We came to Kari during our son’s second grade year, after watching him struggle with learning to read throughout kindergarten and first grade.  By the time Kari began tutoring Ethan, he was very far behind his peers on both reading and writing; we were afraid he’d never learn to read, much less learn to love it.  To our utter amazement, what had been a monumental source of stress quickly turned to one of happiness.  Ethan loved tutoring sessions with Kari from the start, so much so that he preferred tutoring to any of the other activities in his schedule. Kari transformed what had frequently been the source of tears and frustration into an activity Ethan looked forward to more than any other!  It was nothing short of miraculous to watch his growth and progression as they worked together each week. What was even sweeter to my mom-heart was to see my shy little boy find comfort and confidence with a tutor who embraced him and his unique interests so wholeheartedly, finding countless ways to incorporate his favorite topics into each lesson. We just cannot recommend Kari highly enough, as a reading/writing tutor, or as an individual!  She is the kindest, and most skilled teacher a parent or child could ever ask for and we continue to feel so much gratitude for the work she did with Ethan!”

— Audra S..

“Ms. Fotis is a great tutor!  Before her, I could barely read at all. Then Mrs. Fotis taught me a lot of words and how to pronounce them. After about a month I had a large vocabulary, in fact I got into a lot of different books about science, science-fiction, poetry and fiction. Then I always used books to find answers. From then on, I loved to read!”

— Ethan S.

“Mrs. Fotis was recommended by a wonderful resource at CHKD.  Mrs. Fotis is professional and creates a learning environment where children want to come and work with her.  She was willing to pick up with Tyler where his first tutor left off, which was critical in Tyler’s development.  As you can imagine, tutoring for so many years as a young child was not an easy task.  Mrs. Fotis has great empathy and ability to work with children during difficult times.  Often times, tutoring is done in the evening, when everyone is tired after a long day, but Mrs. Fotis always took the time needed with Tyler and helped him learn at his own speed.  Mrs. Fotis was also working on additional Wilson certification while continuing to tutor and I am so grateful Tyler was able to benefit from her hard work.  Her desire to help children is unwavering and evident by her endeavor to become certified at her own cost while also working a fulltime job as a teacher.  After Tyler finished with Mrs. Fotis, I was convinced that he could probably teach Wilson himself.  We cannot be prouder of our son's determination from where he started and to where he will continue to go and this is because of the Wilson skills Mrs. Fotis instilled in him.  Even 4 years later, any time I have a question about Tyler’s education, I reach out to Mrs. Fotis and she responds immediately.  Thank god we were fortunate enough to find Mrs. Fotis and I know she will always be in Tyler’s corner for however long he needs her. “

— Tammy G.

“Kari Fotis has worked with our son both in a school setting and with private lessons. Our son qualified for special education services from a young age and we worked with numerous professionals over the course of an eight year period. Two individuals that worked with our son stood out above all the rest. One of those was Kari. We cannot offer high enough praise for Kari. Kari was instrumental in the progress of our son’s education and was always an advocate for our son. For that, we will be forever grateful to Kari.”

-Mr. and Mrs. W.