...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 tapping to sound out words, arm tapping, writing of words and sounds in sand, ... (read more)
...By providing one-on-one tutoring, I can tailor each lesson to the specific needs of my students, fostering greater progress. I earned my certification as a Wilson Reading System Dyslexia Therapist in order to provide highly effective instruction to my students. Wilson offers an organized, sequential phonics system that can be modified to target individual areas of need. (read more)
...My initial teaching experience was in a self-contained classroom for students on the autism spectrum grades 3-5. From there, I have provided private tutoring for students with autism in a private setting in conjunction with other service providers. I have been extensively trained in the Orton-Gillingham method of direct phonics instruction. (read more)
...It is a culmination of my life experience, lifetime of education, and personal student success stories that aid struggling readers. I have studied under New York Reading Reform, Bank Street College of Education, Teachers College of Columbia University, Nanci Atwell, Fountas and Pinnell. It is m... (read more)
...Reading specialist
Dyslexia specialist Certified teacher - elementary and special education
Teacher for 22 years in Yorktown - mainly 6, 7 and 8th grade, but lower grades in the summer I've worked with children with Asperger's, PDD, and other types of Autism Spectrum Learning issues for over 20 ... (read more)