About Me

Hi, I’m Yolanda — and I’m so glad you’re here.

I’ve been a classroom teacher for 18 years, and in that time, I’ve had the honor of teaching students from a wide range of backgrounds and learning styles. I’ve worked with struggling readers, gifted learners, kids with IEPs, multilingual students—you name it. And I’ve loved every minute of it.

I was trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach, and it completely changed the way I teach reading. I saw students start to crack the reading code—learning phonics patterns, decoding more confidently, and feeling proud of themselves as readers.

But here’s the thing: even with those wins in reading, so many of my students couldn’t transfer those skills to writing. They could sound out a word on a flashcard but had no clue how to spell it when they were writing a story or a sentence. That disconnect really stuck with me—and I knew I had to do something.

That’s where Class Teaching Tools was born. I started designing hands-on tools that made it easier for kids to take what they learned in reading and actually use it in writing. My Magic E Pencils, phonics games, posters, and stickers are all built with one goal in mind: helping kids make those connections stick.

I believe in creating tools that are fun, meaningful, and easy to use—whether you’re a teacher, parent, or tutor. Every product I make has been tested with real students, and I’m always thinking about how to support the whole child—not just their academics, but their confidence too.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope my tools bring as much joy and success to your students as they have to mine.

With heart,

Yolanda

Founder of Class Teaching Tools