Empowered teachers & confident reader

Use a kriah method designed for all children, those who catch on right away – and especially those who don’t

Train with the kriah specialist trusted by schools everywhere from America to Australia

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It’s a gift for students and teachers alike:

Proud, confident readers participate as happy, involved members of the class unit.

Motivated, confident teachers reach all their students — enabling them to teach at a well-paced, stimulating level.

It’s a gift for students and teachers alike:

Good teachers set their sights high– with ideas, strategies and professional insights.

But sometimes you still encounter students who struggle with kriah.

  • The one who likes to cause distractions, and can’t seem to settle down to their work.

  • The one who seemed to get everything right…until it came to reading.

  • The one who doesn’t make a peep, ever — if the teacher doesn’t notice you, they won’t call on you to read.

Even the most experienced and skilled teachers get concerned when individual attention, charts, rewards… they’re just not working here.

The Confident Kriah Method unlocks the mystery behind learning kriah. 

And once that code is unlocked, the benefits of fluent, accurate kriah will ripple out to all areas of the student’s learning and social experiences – in the classroom and with all the reading they’ll encounter in the years to come.

“We are now seeing the benefits of applying her techniques for all students across all year levels”

“We’ve seen a lot of success from Chani’s methods. Our original intention for reaching out to her was for help with struggling students, however we are now seeing the benefits of applying her techniques for all students across all year levels. Chani’s approach helps every child.”

— Chaya Winner, Coordinator, Bnos Chana

The method is for every educator, teacher, and kriah professional who wants a system that’s… 

Clear

  • Teachers enjoy CKM’s systemized roadmap to understanding the principles of kriah, and can explain them on the child’s level.

  • Teachers set clear goals to isolate, analyze, and hone in on specific learning skills.

  • Teachers gain a 3D, inside view of the child's kriah patterns — and adjust the CKM roadmap to address any specific hurdles.

Adaptable

  • Teachers tune into different learning styles and adapt the curriculum to the child — this is CKM’s first line approach, not just an accommodation

  • Every student connects with CKM, because it approaches kriah at its foundational points — it’s adaptable to any level or age.

Reliable

  • Many schools around the world have put their trust in CKM. It was crafted on 20+ years of experience and professional development.

  • CKM teaches to the whole child, tapping into their emotional world, and their unique skills and interests — a guaranteed route to cooperation and success, bez”H.

“Really helpful strategies we put into place right away… with tangible things to implement.”

We learned really helpful strategies that we were able to put in place right away. We walked away with tangible things to implement – encoding, syllabizing, unconfusing confusions – in the classroom and 1:1. Chani has a really clear understanding of students' struggles so she can break it down so clearly; the way she explains it just makes so much sense. 

— Nechama Telsner, Kriah coordinator

Confident Kriah Method training — an investment that will propel your students and empower your teachers

CKM Student Evaluation

Receive specialized guidance for students in need of immediate or specialized kriah remediation

  • 20 minute initial consult

  • 1.5-hour eval for a specific student 

  • Personalized curriculum and eval findings 

  • 45 min follow-up session 

  • Optional: training for student’s providers 

CKM Spotlight Class

Receive a professional development training for your group of educators, with a crash course in the basics of CKM.

  • 2 hour masterclass presented exclusively to your group, with Q&A included

  • Via Zoom or in-person 

CKM Signature Course

Receive the most comprehensive training available on CKM, with a summer-time virtual course that covers everything you need to use the method.

  • 2-week summertime course 

    Via Zoom 

  • Recordings and cheat sheets 

  • Group rates available for schools 

“It was eye-opening to finally understand”

Our daughter had a negative attitude to learning and was anxious to go to school every day. We tried tutors for years, but no one really understood the issue so nothing changed. By the time we came to Chani, we were already burnt out from years of trying. We weren’t sure it would work. Chani pinpointed the issue during the evaluation and it was eye-opening to finally understand. Our daughter is now happy to go to school every day. She’s excited to read books and to share what she’s learning. Overall, she is a much happier child.

— N. C., parent

"Makes real progress"

We realized that, even at a yeshiva level, some kids had major gaps in their kriah knowledge. They needed to feel like they were matzliach in their learning, but we knew that if they didn’t learn to read, it would become incredibly humbling and frustrating. Mrs. Karp doesn’t only know what she’s doing. She invests and cares. She makes real progress with students, and can track and demonstrate their growth. We’ve called her to help with several different students over the years because when she works with someone, their ability to learn and participate, and feel successful improves.

- R' Sender Lustig, Menahel

Reading challenges are masters of disguise.

They look like misbehavior – a child who’s trying to distract the class or teacher from seeing them fail on repeat. They look like a “stomach ache” – because they’re way too sick to do homework and suffer through every unknown line. They look like a learning disability – “they just can’t grasp the Chumash skills,” you hear the principal say. 

But something doesn’t add up.

Your child is bright and capable. You know that they’re capable of so much more. And as a parent, you're probably right. 

When your child has “just” a reading challenge or complex learning disability, it spills into the rest of their life. 

But it’s fixable.

“It was eye-opening to finally understand”

Our daughter had a negative attitude to learning and was anxious to go to school every day. We tried tutors for years, but no one really understood the issue so nothing changed. By the time we came to Chani, we were already burnt out from years of trying. We weren’t sure it would work. Chani pinpointed the issue during the evaluation and it was eye-opening to finally understand. Our daughter is now happy to go to school every day. She’s excited to read books and to share what she’s learning. Overall, she is a much happier child.

— N. C., parent

When concerned parents ask, “How else can I help my kid?” It often comes back to this: Make sure they can read.

When a child masters the systems needed to read Hebrew, they will be confident, capable, lifelong learners who eagerly tackle new challenges and don’t dread school anymore.

Give your child that gift.

  • Consultation

    Book a free 20-minute call to discuss your child’s specific challenges.

  • Evaluation

    I’ll meet your child in person or on Zoom for an in-depth assessment of their skills.

  • Personalized curriculum

    We’ll meet again to discuss the evaluation – your child’s strengths, learning style, stumbling blocks and which skills I recommend we build on.

  • Sessions

    I’ll meet with your child for a 30-minute session twice a week (on Zoom or in-person) — we’ll progress together on your child’s personalized curriculum.

  • Success, bezh

    Your child will graduate sessions with the ability to read Hebrew smoothly – and with overwhelming confidence and pride in their abilities.

She honed in on what he needed to work on and helped our son reach his goals.” 

Our daughter had a negative attitude to learning and was anxious to go to school every day. We tried tutors for years, but no one really understood the issue so nothing changed. By the time we came to Chani, we were already burnt out from years of trying. We weren’t sure it would work. Chani pinpointed the issue during the evaluation and it was eye-opening to finally understand. Our daughter is now happy to go to school every day. She’s excited to read books and to share what she’s learning. Overall, she is a much happier child.

— N. C., parent

Answers to questions you might be asking

  • Yes! In-person evaluations and sessions are based in Brooklyn, but there is a Zoom option for families who aren’t local. I’ve worked with kids across the entire United States and even as far as Europe or Australia.

  • Either one. Many schools allow students to attend sessions during school hours because they recognize how vital the sessions are to a child’s chinuch. If the timing or schedule doesn’t work out, I have after-school hours on Zoom or in my office.

  • We both share the same goal: graduate your child as soon as possible – but not before they’re equipped to read with confidence. This can take anywhere from 4-8 weeks, with some students taking longer or shorter.

  • Sessions should be regular enough to keep up the momentum, while also spaced out to allow the child to internalize and organize the new information. In my years of experience, I’ve found that meeting twice a week allows for the perfect balance between regularity, and space for the child’s organic learning process — a balance that is a vital factor in bringing about a successful outcome.

  • No, the evaluation is not a commitment. I’ll evaluate your child, present you with a personalized plan, and then we can either proceed with sessions, or you can choose to continue on your own.

  • Yes. I offer a masterclass that teaches the foundations of the CKM so that any provider can implement it. Just note, I can’t assume responsibility for the plan being implemented by someone else.

  • Yes, it would be an excellent route by which to address your child’s kriah. CKM is all about focusing on the specific foundational skills responsible for difficulties with kriah— especially important with learning disabilities. The curriculum is personalized to the whole child, and so it is highly adaptable to every child’s learning needs.

  • The Confident Kriah Method is not specific to any havarah. It has been used effectively in schools around the world, with the comprehensive skills built to adapt to any havarah seamlessly.

    The Confident Kriah Method is based on a Torah mesorah of teaching kriah. And, Rabbi Braun reviewed the method and endorsed it as being 100% aligned with Chabad mesorah.

  • I’m excited to offer homeschooling parents an opportunity to register for the signature CKM course as an exclusive homeschooling cohort.

    [learn more about the CKM annual Homeschooling Course]

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