Hi, I’m Liz Moore
EDUCATOR -
CURRICULUM CREATOR -
LEARNING TRANSFORMATION SPECIALIST
I've spent over two decades in classrooms, co-ops, and living rooms helping children who learn differently find their footing - and their confidence. This work isn't just my career. It started at home, with my own children.
MY STORY
It started long before it became a business.
As far back as I can remember, I have been drawn to education. As a young girl, I coerced my siblings into playing school. In high school, my friends and I would daydream about living on a ranch together, each teaching the subjects we loved to each other's children. As a young adult, I fell into a Louisa May Alcott phase — and when I reached Little Men and read about the school Jo started in her home at Plumfield, something in me caught fire.
I went on to study Special Education at Brigham Young University, earning 117.5 credit hours — including a semester studying abroad in Israel, Jordan, and Egypt — before a chronic illness redirected my path. I moved home, found my husband Rob, and started our family. But the vision of education never left me.
When my children were young, Rob and I decided I would be their primary caregiver and educator. I poured every ounce of my creative energy into their learning — researching, attending conferences, experimenting, and refining. Along the way, I encountered the very challenges many of your children are facing: dyslexia, dysgraphia, and the particular heartbreak of watching a bright child struggle to access learning.
I didn't accept "this is just how it is." I had to find a way to help them progress. I pursued over 150 hours of specialized training from speech and language pathologists — in phonics, spelling, the history and etymology of English, grammar, reading fluency, comprehension, and supported writing. My children both struggled and thrived. And that experience became the foundation for everything I do at Slayer Academy.
I know what it feels like to sit across from your child and watch them struggle. I also know what it feels like when something finally clicks. That moment is why I do this work.
BY THE NUMBERS
A lifetime of dedication to learning
150+
Hours of specialized training
20+
Years in education
12 yrs
Homeschooling K-12
4
Children of my own
3
Grandchildren
MY BACKGROUND
Busy Bee Preschool - Austin, Texas
Teacher for preschool and Pre-K students. The beginning of a lifelong calling.
2004 - 2006
Wellington House Academy - Wellington, Florida
Co-founded and led an alternative educational group serving 8 families and 20 students, preschool through 9th grade: founder, teacher, and curriculum creator.
2013 - 2017
Class Source Homeschool Co-op - Tampa, Florida
Created the Elementary Math Fundamentals curriculum - an original course designed to build genuine number sense from the ground up.
2019
Specialized Training - Rooted in Language
Completed over 150 instructional hours of online educator training from speech and language pathologists, with focused study in phonics and spelling, history and etymology of English, grammar and mechanics, supported writing and editing, and reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension.
2020 - 2022
LEGO First / STEM Co-op - Kaysville, Utah
Teacher, creator, and LEGO First Explorer Team Facilitator for a homeschool STEM co-op serving grades 2nd-5th.
2021 - 2022
ConnectED Co-op - Layton & Syracuse, Utah
Co-founded and served as Board Chair and Executive Director of a nonprofit educational co-op serving Davis and Weber Counties - growing to 12 paid teachers and 125 secondary students. Secured the group's 501(c)3 nonprofit status.
2022 - 2023
Word & Math Slayer - Kaysville, Utah
Tutor, teacher, and curriculum creator serving grades 3rd-12th in reading, writing, spelling, phonics, grammar, and foundational math through pre-algebra - both one-on-one and in group classes.
2022 - 2024
Snow Horse Elementary - Kaysville, Utah
Special Education Aide supporting students in kindergarten through 6th grade alongside dedicated SPED teachers.
2023 & 2025
MY TRAINING
Specialized education, not just experience
My training comes directly from speech and language pathologists at Rooted in Language - the specialists who understand most deeply how the brain processes language and where it can get stuck.
Phonics & spelling
Deep training in the structure of English sounds and spelling patterns - the foundation of both reading and writing.
Reading accuracy, fluency, & comprehension
Evidence-based reading intervention methods drawn from The Science of Reading research.
History & etymology of English
Understanding where words come from transforms how students decode, spell, and understand vocabulary.
Supported writing & editing
Targeted strategies for helping students - especially those with dysgraphia - get thoughts from mind to page.
Grammar & mechanics
Explicit instruction in the rules of language - taught in a way that makes writing feel achievable, not arbitrary.
BYU - Special Education & Statistics
117.5 credit hours toward a degree in Special Education and Statistics, including study abroad in Israel, Jordan, and Egypt.
WHAT I BELIEVE
The principles I bring to every child
Every child is capable - they simply need to be met where they are, not where the curriculum expects them to be.
Every child has a voice worth developing - my job is to clear the path so it can be heard.
Confidence and skill grow together. You cannot build one without the other.
A child who fears failure cannot truly learn. Safety is not optional - it is the foundation.
Parents are essential partners. What happens between sessions matters as much as what happens in them.
The goal is always independence - equipping children with tools they carry for life, not dependence on a tutor.
You don't need a label to get help. I work with struggling learners with and without a formal diagnosis.
A little more about me
I'm a wife to my Handsome Rob, mother of four, and grandmother of three - currently rooted in Davis County, Utah. Education has been the thread woven through every season of my life. Whether teaching my own children around our kitchen table, founding a nonprofit co-op, or sitting one-on-one with a child who has almost given up on themselves, the mission has always been the same: help every child discover what they are truly capable of. I am an ordinary woman on the same road as you, trying to figure it all out - and deeply grateful for every family who trusts me with their child.
A NOTE ON DIAGNOSIS
I am not a licensed diagnostician and cannot provide a formal diagnosis of dyslexia, dysgraphia, or any other learning disability. What I can offer is specialized, experienced instruction tailored to how your child learns - with or without an official label. If you suspect your child may have a learning difference and are seeking a formal evaluation, I am happy to point you toward qualified resources in the Davis County area.
Have Questions? Let’s Talk
Send me a quick note and let’s figure things out together—we’re excited to help your child reach their learning goals.