Reading Reach
-Dyslexia Intervention & Screening
-Reading & Spelling Tutoring
-Dyslexia Educational Therapy Program
-Summer Programs
-Homeschool Program (homeschool group/ classes/pod/microschool
Reading Reach - Leadership
Julie Herd, M.Ed.
Founder, CEO, Reading Specialist
Julie Herd is a credentialed Reading Specialist and homeschooling mom. She has earned a master's degree in Literacy and Reading Education, from California State University, Fullerton. Julie is a former Kindergarten classroom teacher and has held administrative positions such as: Education Coordinator; Mentor/Trainer Teacher; and Home Based Services Coordinator. Julie is trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach, which is an approach to teaching reading that is especially helpful for those with reading challenges, including dyslexia. Julie has a Child Development Permit at the Program Director level and has been working in the field of education for 20 years.
Julie founded Reading Reach to create educational opportunities for homeschooled students and to widen the availability of reading intervention services to all striving readers, including those with dyslexia. Reading Reach helps students gain literacy skills so they can reach their goals in reading. Reading Reach provides reading and spelling lessons (TK-10th), dyslexia screening and intervention, and homeschool microschool classes/learning pods (TK-3rd).
Reading Reach serves Oceanside CA and surrounding areas, and has been a licensed business since 2021.
Matt Herd
COO, Instructional Assistant
Matt is our classroom instructional assistant, a homeschooling dad, and a little league baseball coach. Matt holds a certificate in Computer Aided Design. He is currently training in the Orton-Gillingham approach and multi-sensory math pedagogy. Matt has completed the dyslexia module at the UC/CSU California Collaborative for Neurodiversity and Learning.
Board of Directors
Reading Reach Enterprises, Inc.
Julie Herd
Matthew Herd
Blake Herd
Lynn Palmer
Roy Palmer
Brenda Faust
Associations and/or Memberships
Reading Reach is a member of:
-Home School Legal Defense Association
-California Homeschool Network
-International Dyslexia Association
-International Literacy Association
-Homeschool Collective
-Association of Educational Therapists
-The Reading League - CA (we are proud founding members!)
Legal ways to homeschool in CA.
Reading Reach is a member of the Home School Legal Defense Association (If you have filed a PSA, we recommend you join HSLDA and take advantage of our group discount code 301428).
Ways We Give Back!
We fundraise and donate to support great causes! Here are some organizations we make charitable contributions to:
-Shadow Husky Rescue
-Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan's Purse)
-Camp Pendleton Toys for Tots
-Let Them Breathe
-One Print, One Tree
-Ramona Humane Society
-Free books for the community!
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