Jill Geritano
M.A. Reading
Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT)
Jill Geritano, Founder and Instructor, M.A., CALT
Jill Geritano is a certified elementary school teacher (K-9), certified reading specialist (K-12) and Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT). Jill works with students both virtually and in person in the Wheaton, IL area and founded her tutoring practice in May 2008. She officially adopted the name “The Booklight” in June 2023. This name represents her view that she can help students by shining a light on their path to reading. A student’s persistence and hard work bring them success in reading, and she simply shows them the way!
Jill received her undergraduate degree in elementary education from the University of Iowa in 2002, her Master's Degree in Reading from Northeastern Illinois University in 2010, and her CALT certification in 2025. Jill has over 20 years of experience working with students in a variety of roles, including classroom teacher, reading tutor, dyslexia therapist, and literacy coach. She taught Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 4th grade, and has worked 1:1 with students in grades K-7. Jill has also served as the lead reading teacher for a non-profit after school program in Chicago and worked as a Literacy Coach for Children’s Literacy Initiative, providing professional development for K-3 teachers. Jill is passionate about early childhood education, early literacy and making reading accessible for all. She loves watching as a child discovers the joy of reading and hopes to make learning to read enjoyable and fun! Jill lives in Wheaton with her husband and three children. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga, traveling, reading, spending time in nature with friends and family, furthering her education, and advocating for education and child-related causes.
