Private School Learning Specialist Located in Bergen County (Available for on-line instruction) :

Preparing Your Middle School Child for Success in High School and College
Your middle school child will learn the skills to write essays which will help him/her meet with success in middle school, high school and college. Systematic approach which teaches your child how to master the elements of good essay writing.

Helping Middle School Students who have Difficulty Putting Their Ideas into Writing:
Your child will learn the habits and skills to rehearse and organize ideas, write quality, varied, and descriptive sentences, and turn generic language into precise language.

Reading Catch up for 1st and 2nd Graders: Complete Phonics Program
Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory approach to help students become proficient decoders and spellers.

Reading Fluency and Comprehension Workshop for Middle School Students:
Skills and strategies to become an active, engaged, and fluent reader. This includes self-assessment for reading fluency, level of questioning, learning the seven skills of highly engaged and effective readers.

Executive Function and Daily Monitoring for Staying Organized
I have developed an organizational system that will keep your child organized and on top of his/her work. This program involves daily check-ins during the week to ensure that the program is being followed.

About Alan
I am fortunate to be a Learning Specialist at a school which excels at preparing middle school students with the skills and habits to become proficient essay writers. This prepares them for the rigors of high school and college. My experience as a dually Certified General Ed(K-8) and Special Ed teacher (NJ and MD) in the public school system has helped me to learn creative ways to reach all levels of students. Lessons are tailored to the individual strengths and needs of each student to help him/her integrate these skills, so he/she can perform at a high level independently. Alan is also Trained in the Reading Reform Foundation's O