...I specialize in teaching children with reading and writing difficulties. I use strategies and curriculum from Wilson Reading and Orton Gillingham to strengthen my students’ fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills. In my lessons, I incorporate multi-sensory strategies including finger tapp... (read more)
...I am also a former director of Special Education for a New York City School, and managed 5 learning specialists, two speech and language pathologists, two occupational therapists, a physical therapist and social worker. I led school-wide sessions on executive function and study skills methods to... (read more)
...As a licensed elementary special education teacher, I am current on all methods used to address student expectations. I specialize in meeting students where they are and providing them with the instruction to get them to where they need to be. With my focus in elementary, I am instruct in a number of content areas. (read more)
...Personally, I am a voracious reader of adult/young adult/children's literature. I struggled to learn to read as a child, and I am completely attuned to the frustrations readers encounter. Teaching reading has become a passion and mission that accidentally found me. (read more)
...I am open to liaising with your child's teachers to collaboratively address your child’s reading requirements, should you find that beneficial. I prefer to hold tutoring sessions online, but am willing to meet at a public library or other location depending on your preference. Priority in scheduling is given to families committing to a minimum of twice-weekly 60-minute tutoring sessions. (read more)