First of all, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Nick Kontgas! You may have read the “Who Is” page, but in case you haven’t yet, I have been teaching, tutoring, mentoring, and coaching in China, Japan, and the United States for 15 years.
I made this website to provide a resource for parents of young children. the goal is to help your kids take the best first steps possible on their academic journey!
In order to help the most people that I can, I have made this site available in English, Chinese, and Spanish to be able to make these courses available to the largest number of children around the world possible. Right now, courses are produced in English and Chinese, since I am fluent in Mandarin Chinese, but Spanish will be made available in the future. I still encourage people from any language or culture background to give it a try!
These courses are designed to introduce children to the skills and knowledge that they will need to get a head start in their kindergarten through second grade English Language Arts studies.
In these courses I will help your children:
- Develop basic and fine motor skills to help you get comfortable with a pencil.
- Read and write the 26 letters of the English alphabet, and their pronunciations.
- Learn core English language vocabulary that your child will need to get an early head start with reading.
- Understand the natural word groupings, pronunciations, and tones of English.
- Develop the ability to self-teach new vocabulary and retain knowledge.
- Practice High Order Thinking Strategies for better reading comprehension.
In addition to all of that:
- Find blocks that provide insights and advice from a teacher’s perspective to help your child be more helpful.
- Schedule live, web-based nightly reading sessions to help busy parents get their kids the reading exposure they need to learn and grow quickly.
- Sign up for consultation services teaching young parents best practices for helping students with homework.
Join me on Facebook for conversations about education and culture! Check back at www.nightlyreading.com for new blogs, online courses, and to schedule coaching and consultations!
