I am an Educational Therapist specializing in working with students struggling in reading and spelling. I use a multi-sensory structured literacy approach that is direct, explicit, interactive and structured. I have trained with linguists to be able to explain and teach spelling, while sharing how our English writing system works. I trained at the Dyslexia Training Institute in 2014 where I received my Dyslexia Specialist Certificate. I have a Master's degree in psychology and have worked...
I am an Educational Therapist specializing in working with students struggling in reading and spelling. I use a multi-sensory structured literacy approach that is direct, explicit, interactive and structured. I have trained with linguists to be able to explain and teach spelling, while sharing how our English writing system works. I trained at the Dyslexia Training Institute in 2014 where I received my Dyslexia Specialist Certificate. I have a Master's degree in psychology and have worked with children for over 20 years.
If your child is struggling with any of the following issues, I can help them.
Reading:
-substitute sounds, such as reading "dran" for train
-trouble blending - sees "bread" but reads "bed" or "bead"
-guesses at words just by the first letter or letters of a word - sees "drop" but reads "damage"
-arbitrary pronunciation of written words with 2 vowels
-skips over function words (in, the, that) or misreads them
Spelling
-spells as it sounds, such as "does" as "duz" or "every" as "evry" or different as "difrent"
-unable to transfer words on spelling test to journal writing
-struggling to master "sight words"
-struggles with 2 or 3 syllable words
I can work with children of all ages. I can assist older children who have mastered reading, but spelling is not clicking for them.
