Approach

Educational therapy utilizes a therapeutic model to address the underlying cognitive processes that contribute to school–related problems. Educational therapy relies on neuroplasticity, the amazing ability of the brain to change based on environmental stimulus, to enable a child to thrive, not simply cope. Therefore, instructional methods must be based in science and proven to treat the root of a child's needs. In contrast, the focus of tutoring is typically to help a student keep pace with grade–level content.

Kim uses evidence–based instructional methods and her goal is always to expand a child's independence when they come to a word they do not recognize, need to organize a writing response, or do not understand what they are reading.

She completed Comprehensive Plus and Morphology Plus Training through the Institute for Multi–Sensory Education and holds certification through the Center for Effective Reading Instruction. While she tailors her instruction to meet a child's individual needs, the Orton–Gillingham framework is the primary approach in her reading instruction. 

In addition, she utilizes Read Naturally to support fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary growth. For writing, across both syntactic and semantic development, Kim uses Project Read's Framing Your Thoughts and Self–Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) tools.