FOCO Reading Room
Launching beginning readers and empowering the unique, brilliant brains of dyslexic children through expert reading support and dyslexia therapy.
Your child is not broken. They just need someone who knows how to teach them the way their brain learns.
For over 20 years, Kristen Nichols has worked with students who struggled to read — kids who were labeled "behind," sent to tutors, or told to try harder. She knows that most of them weren't struggling because of effort. They were struggling because no one had taught them using methods designed for the way their brain works.
As a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), Kristen uses structured, multisensory, Orton-Gillingham–based methods — the gold standard for students with dyslexia — to help students build lasting reading skills, not just temporary fixes.
She has worked with students from kindergarten through high school, designed literacy programs at the school and district level, and coached dozens of teachers. Parents consistently describe working with her as the turning point.
Signs your child may benefit from dyslexia therapy
You don't need a formal diagnosis to reach out. If any of these sound familiar, a conversation is a good place to start.
Reads slowly or avoids reading out loud
Reverses Letters
Guesses at words instead of sounding them out
Frustrated or anxious about school
Start with a free 20-minute consultation
No pressure, no commitment. Just a chance to talk through what you're seeing and whether the Reading Room is a good fit for your child.
Bright and verbal but reading doesn’t match
Traditional tutoring has not worked