Meet Ms. Carri

My name is Carri Naumann Monti, or as the kids call me, “Ms. Carri”.  As a  certified dyslexia specialist and licensed educational  therapist, I am committed to teaching your child to read, gain number sense, and spell confidently, while improving neuro, sensory, and cognitive development.   I use an Orton-Gillingham based structured literacy  approach to teaching reading using explicit, multi-sensory, sequential phonics. For 20 years I have been an educator and am a dedicated lifelong learner.  I started my career in Hanover County as a German and ESL teacher, then was chosen to work at VCU as a Teacher in Residence in the School of Education and School of World Studies, serving as an adjunct Linguistics professor, Italian instructor, and a field supervisor for student

teachers of world languages.  I served as faculty and administration at The Steward School as an ESL teacher and Resource teacher before becoming the Upper School Dean of Student Support.  

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In 2016, I started LexiConfidence, LLC and have expanded my practice to include educational assessment (cognitive, achievement, and oral language), educational therapy: dyslexia and dyscalculia intervention,  cognitive development, dyslexia screenings, Irlen syndrome/scotopic sensitivity testing, visual/motor integration, primitive reflex movement assessment and exercises, yoga, consultation, and professional development. 

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I live in Mechanicsville with my husband, son, and two daughters.  I enjoy being a soccer and dance mom, a singer, and serve as an early childhood  choir director at Fairmount Christian Church.  I am a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University and hold two Master's Degrees from West Virginia University in TESOL/German and University of Virginia in Curriculum & Instruction in Reading. I hold certifications as a Professionally Certified Educational Therapist with the National Institute for Learning Development, Center for Effective Reading Instruction and the International Dyslexia Association in Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Specialist, Barton Screening for Dyslexia, Brainspring-Structures,  Equipping Minds Cognitive Mediator, Move Play Thrive Brain and Sensory Foundations, Kidding Around Yoga, and Nutrition and Healthy Living from E-Cornell University. This fall and winter I am studying multi-sensory math for elementary with an emphasis on symbol imaging.