Find where the work breaks down.
What can the learner do independently? Where do they begin to need help? I look at the task, the response, and the conditions before choosing what to teach.
Educational expertise. Personal understanding.
Learning is personal.
The support
should be, too.
I’m Qari Booth, an Educational Specialist. I help learners, families, and educators understand where learning gets difficult and decide what to do next.
Qari Booth, MA Albuquerque, New Mexico
Different minds.
More than one way forward.
More than one way forward.
Begin with understandingMake evidence usefulBuild toward independence
There’s a place to start
Who are you here for?
Who needs support? What are they trying to do? Start there, and we can work out which kind of help fits.
Children, teens & adults
Learners & families
Find where the work becomes difficult and teach the skills and strategies the learner needs.
Teaching & consultation
Tutors & educators
Review a case, distinguish possible explanations, and decide what to try at the next session.
Design & implementation
Schools & programs
Define what to teach, who carries out the plan, and how the team reviews progress.
Evidence & application
Research & evaluation
Decide what evidence a question requires and what the findings can support.
Assessment interpretation · Learning plans · Coaching · Curriculum · Training · Evaluation
Explore all servicesThe thinking behind the support
What does this learner
need to be able to
do next?
Get to know my approachChoose a specific teaching response.
An explanation needs to lead to a decision: which skill to teach, what support to provide, and what to check at the next session.
Check what the learner can use.
A correct answer with help tells us something. I also want to know what the learner can do after a delay, with fewer prompts, or on a different problem.
Work in practice
What this looks like in real work.
What I noticed, how I interpreted it, and what that changed about the teaching.
Individual learning support
From following steps to choosing a strategy
When a learner could use a method with guidance, the next teaching target was learning when and why to choose it.
Observed learning patternRead the caseEducator coaching
Turning an assessment report into a teaching decision
A tutor consultation connected current coursework, uncertain assessment findings, and a manageable next step.
Documented consultationRead the caseEach case separates the work I designed, the performance recorded, and the questions the evidence leaves open.
The person behind the practice
Hi, I’m Qari.
Qari with a Q. Pronounced “Kari.”I want to understand what is actually making the work difficult. The answer changes what I teach, how I teach it, and what I check next.
That work takes several forms: direct instruction, assessment interpretation, consultation with educators, and program design. At each level, I connect the evidence to a specific decision and review what happens when the support is used.
MA in Educational Psychology
More about Qari & the practiceStart with what is happening
Tell me where
the work gets difficult.
What have you tried? What happened? What needs to change?
Those questions give us a place to begin.