1:1 Reading Intervention
Personalized remote sessions focused on decoding, fluency, spelling, comprehension, and reading confidence.
Cornerstone Learning
Strong Readers Begin With Strong Foundations.
Cornerstone Learning provides personalized, evidence-based literacy instruction for children who need support with reading, spelling, fluency, comprehension, or dyslexia-related challenges, all from the comfort of home.
Remote literacy instruction for families and schools.
How Can Cornerstone Help?
Whether you are a family seeking reading support, a school looking for supplemental literacy capacity, or an educator interested in the future network, there is a clear path forward.
For Families
Personalized literacy support, assessments, progress monitoring, and clear communication.
Explore family supportFor Schools
Flexible remote intervention for students who need specialized reading support.
Explore school partnershipsFor Educators
A future network of trained literacy professionals serving students remotely.
Learn about the educator networkWhy Cornerstone?
A cornerstone is the first stone laid in a building. Every other stone is measured from it. At Cornerstone Learning, we believe literacy is that cornerstone. When children develop a strong reading foundation, confidence grows, learning becomes more accessible, and new opportunities begin to open.
Individualized instruction
Every learner receives a plan shaped around their needs, strengths, and goals.
Evidence-based literacy practices
Instruction draws on structured literacy approaches designed to support reading development.
Meaningful progress monitoring
Growth is tracked thoughtfully so families and schools understand how learning is progressing.
Family and school partnership
Clear communication helps everyone supporting the child stay aligned and informed.
Literacy Support Built Around the Learner
Services are recommended after an initial consultation so that each learner receives an appropriate plan.
Dyslexia and Structured Literacy Support
Instruction designed to support learners with dyslexia-related challenges or suspected reading difficulties.
Wilson Reading System Instruction
Structured literacy instruction informed by Wilson Reading System practices for systematic reading and spelling support.
Reading Assessments and Written Recommendations
Thoughtful reading assessments followed by clear written recommendations to guide next steps.
Remote Small-Group Literacy Support
Small-group remote instruction for learners with aligned needs when appropriate.
Progress Monitoring
Ongoing monitoring and communication so families and schools can see how skills are developing.
Following the consultation and any recommended assessment, families receive a personalized service recommendation and package options.
A Clear Path Forward
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Schedule a free 15-minute consultation
Share your questions and learn whether Cornerstone may be a good fit for your child or school.
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Share your child’s needs, history, and goals
Help us understand the learner’s strengths, challenges, and what success would look like.
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Complete an assessment when recommended
When helpful, a reading assessment informs a more precise instructional recommendation.
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Receive a personalized learning recommendation
Following consultation and any recommended assessment, families receive package options tailored to the learner.
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Begin remote instruction and track progress
Instruction begins from home, with thoughtful progress monitoring and clear communication.
Exceptional Literacy Instruction, Without the Commute
Remote-first delivery makes specialized literacy support more accessible for families and schools. It is thoughtfully designed for consistency, flexibility, and connection.
Learn from home
Students receive specialized literacy instruction without leaving a familiar environment.
Fewer scheduling burdens
Families avoid transportation time and can fit sessions more naturally into daily routines.
Reach beyond geography
Educators can serve learners beyond their immediate area while maintaining thoughtful instruction.
Support continuity
Remote delivery can help maintain consistency when families move or schedules change.
Designed with care
Remote learning is positioned as flexible and accessible, not claimed to be always superior.
A Flexible Literacy Partner for Schools
Cornerstone Learning works with private, parochial, charter, and independent schools that need additional literacy intervention capacity. Services can support individual students or small groups through scheduled remote instruction, progress monitoring, and communication with designated school staff and families.
- Individual literacy intervention
- Small-group reading support
- Wilson-based instruction
- Dyslexia support
- Reading assessments
- Progress reporting
- Consultation with educators and families
Cornerstone provides supplemental literacy support. Partnerships are designed collaboratively and do not replace a school’s special education team or formal eligibility processes.
Built by an Experienced Special Education Leader
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Karina Evora
Founder & Literacy Educator
An experienced special education leader with more than 10 years as a special education teacher, several years in special education administration, and experience supporting students, families, teachers, and school systems, including work within Boston Public Schools. A dyslexia practitioner with Wilson Reading System training.
- More than 10 years as a special education teacher
- Special education administration experience
- Boston Public Schools experience
- Dyslexia practitioner with Wilson Reading training
An Educational Institution Without Walls
Cornerstone begins with one educator and one learner at a time. The long-term vision is to build a trusted remote network of exceptional literacy educators, a consistent instructional system, and technology that allows families, schools, students, and teachers to work together from anywhere.
Our long-term vision includes expanding literacy access, supporting educators, and creating educational opportunity in Cape Verde, bringing the mission back to a place deeply connected to our family’s story.
Let’s Build a Stronger Foundation Together.
Start with a free 15-minute consultation to share your questions and explore next steps.