Bloom Literacy Collective
About Lia Lancaster

A decade in the classroom.
One patient promise
to every reader.

I started teaching because I loved watching children discover that words could carry them anywhere. After ten years in elementary classrooms, I founded Bloom Literacy Collective to give that same gift — quietly and individually — to children who need a little more time, care, and confidence.

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Lia Lancaster, founder
My approach

A quiet philosophy that respects every reader.

Three principles guide every session at Bloom Literacy Collective.

01

Comprehension first.

Confidence follows.

Reading isn’t a race. Before fluency, before pace, before grade-level benchmarks — your child needs to understand what they read. Everything else grows from that.

02

Unhurried structure.

Patience with a plan.

Calm doesn’t mean unstructured. Each session is rooted in evidence-based literacy practice — multisensory, sequential, and revisited often — paced for your child.

03

Quiet wins.

Every single week.

We notice the small things — a longer attention span, a willingness to read aloud, a question about a character. These are the wins worth celebrating.

We focus on comprehension first. Confidence follows.

My quiet promise to every family
The journey

A career built one reader at a time.

2013

B.A. in Elementary Education

California State University, Stanislaus. Credentialed K – 8 multiple-subject teacher.

2014

First classroom

Began teaching 2nd grade in a Title I school. Drawn especially to the quiet readers in the back of the room.

2018

M.A. in Reading & Literacy

Specialized graduate work in reading intervention, with a focus on Orton-Gillingham–informed structured literacy.

2021

Reading specialist

Moved into a district reading-specialist role, supporting children identified with dyslexia and reading differences.

2024

Bloom Literacy Collective

Founded a private practice to give families the calm, individualized support that classrooms often can’t.

Multiple-subject teaching credential

California, K – 8

M.A. Reading & Literacy

Reading intervention focus

Orton-Gillingham informed

Multisensory structured literacy

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What parents say
Lia met our son exactly where he was — without ever making him feel behind. He now picks up books on his own.
Sarah M. · Parent of a 3rd grader
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