Shelley is a New York dual licensed Elementary Education (Pre K, Kindergarten, Grades 1-6)/Special Education teacher (K-12), earning a Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education from Buffalo State College and a Masters of Science from Adelphi University. In addition, she is a Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner (W.D.P). Shelley found her love for teaching by becoming involved in Special Education since an early age, working as a camp counselor in Special Ed camps, and subsequently has taught special needs children and children with reading difficulties, e.g. dyslexia, in various school settings around the country, including self-contained classrooms for elementary grades, resource room for grades K-5, and reading instruction grades 6 through 12. She has also tutored reading at children’s homes in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island.

Shelley achieved Certified Wilson Instructor status (very few have obtained this status in NYC), including being trained in the Wilson Fundations Program; a phonics-based program for young children (K-3), and supported teachers using this program. Additionally Shelley trained other teachers in the Wilson Reading Program at a K-12 Special Education school, the Child School, located on Roosevelt Island.

Jessica is a certified Elementary (K-6) and Special Education (K-8) teacher with over 10 years experience. Jessica taught 3rd-5th grade general education for 8 years. She currently teaches Kindergarten-2nd grade reading and math in a resource center.

Jessica is a certified Orton Gillingham Instructor. Using Orton, Jessica provides her students with individualized, multi-sensory lessons targeted to improve students decoding (reading), encoding (spelling), fluency and reading comprehension. Jessica has experience teaching children all aspects of literacy, from letter identification, phonics, spelling, reading fluency and comprehension.

Andrea is dual certified by New York State as a Literacy Specialist and Early Childhood/Elementary Education Teacher. She has a B.A. in English from SUNY Albany and earned two master’s degrees in literacy and in childhood/elementary education from Queens College, CUNY. For the past eight years, Andrea has worked as a Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS) provider, working with students in grades K-12 who have a variety of learning differences. Based on her student’s needs, her services have ranged from giving basic homework help in all subjects, to designing and implementing individualized literacy and math programs, to preparing students for a variety of New York State standardized tests. She was also a first grade reading teacher in Oceanside, New York, where for seven years she worked to build the literacy skills of her students.

Dr. Chris received a PhD in urban education from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He received a Masters degree in special education from Hunter College, also of the City University of New York. He has spent much of his 25-year career as a literacy specialist working with students with learning disabilities. He has been a tutor, public and private school teacher, a literacy specialist, an administrator, and a college professor. His focus in all of these positions and stages of his career has been to teach children to read. As a teacher and tutor, he developed literacy skills in children of all ages but mostly older children, between 10 and 18. As a professor, he has taught special education methods with a focus on literacy instruction. He has made it his personal mission to teach his graduate students how to teach children who struggle with basic reading skills such as decoding and fluency and, of course, comprehension. Throughout his career, he has been shocked by how many teachers, special education teachers included, are unprepared to help children who struggle with reading. He has many years of experience using and teaching Orton Gillingham-based decoding methods (Wilson Reading System, Recipe for Reading, etc.) and reading comprehension instructional methods such as Reciprocal Teaching, Visualizing and Verbalizing, among others. He is also experienced in writing instructional methods such as Basic Writing Skills (Hochman), and Framing Your Thoughts (Project Read). He is also versed in helping children develop executive function skills.

Maggi is a multi-certified teacher with over 20 years experience teaching students in New York City. Maggi teaches in general education classes as well as integrated co-teaching classes as the special education provider. Maggi also has over ten years experience as an English as a second language provider. In this role, she has successfully worked with a variety of learners with both language acquisition needs as well as reading deficiencies. Maggi trained in the Orton Gillingham approach to reading as well as Fundations, Leveled Literacy Instruction, and SIPPS (Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Word). She has worked extensively on developing her students reading comprehension while working on fluency, phonics, phonemic awareness, and sight words recognition. She believes all aspects of reading needs are addressed during literacy instruction. In addition to instruction, Maggi is experienced using both formative and summative assessments to determine next steps for her students. These assessments include TC running records, timed fluency passages, and comprehension checks. Using this comprehensive approach not only helps her keep track of her students goals, but it also increases their interest in learning literacy.

Rachel is a nationally certified School Psychologist and certified in the Wilson Reading System. Rachel is passionate about working with children to promote their academic, social, and emotional growth.Her education includes a B.S. in Marketing from the Rutgers School of Business and Masters in Education with an Advanced Certificate in School Psychology from CUNY Brooklyn College.

As a School Psychologist, she has worked with a diverse population of general and special education students at the elementary and middle school levels, conducting psycho-educational assessments and providing counseling services. She also fosters collaborative relationships in which children, parents, school staff, and outside agencies can work together to maximize students potential, and create the most positive school environment that is possible for them.

Melissa Archer is a certified English teacher who works for the Department of Education. She currently teaches English Language Arts (ELA) at a middle school in Park Slope, Brooklyn.She received a bachelors degree in English from Binghamton University and later received a master’s of science degree in Health Services Management and Policy from The New School University.She has been teaching grades 6-9 for the past 19 years. Her pedagogy includes general education, Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT)/Collaborative Team-Teaching (CTT) , English Language Learners (ELL), advanced placement (AP), and adults high school diploma classes. For the past six years, Ms. Archer has prepared students for the Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT), as well as guide students through the New York City high school application process. She also prepares students for the New York State English Language Arts exam. Through years of academic experience with hundreds of children and adults, Ms. Archer understands students have unique ways of learning, and it’s her responsibility to teach her students a literacy foundation to help them excel in learning.

LOCATION: Brooklyn (she resides in Midwood)
TYPES OF SERVICES: NYS ELA exam preparation, Specialized High School Assessment Test (SHSAT) prep, ALL writing, reading comprehension
AGES: Kindergarten High School

Dr. Sheri Lederman is a New York Licensed Teacher and University Professor. She received her Doctorate of Education in human development and educational psychology from Hofstra University. She has an M.A. in elementary education from C.W. Post and a B.A. in psychology from Brandeis University. Dr. Sheri is a master educator with over two decades of teaching and tutoring experience working with students with academic, behavioral, and social/emotional challenges. She has extensive experience working with students who have learning difficulties (reading comprehension, dyslexia, writing and math), executive function weaknesses associated with Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, anxiety disorders, and weak social skills. Currently Dr. Sheri is a 4th-grade classroom teacher in a public school on Long Island. She is also a professor at Hofstra University where she teaches graduate level courses in child development and multicultural perspectives on learning. Dr. Sheri researches and publishes academic articles that focus on the development and application of executive function and the association with academic achievement throughout childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. She specializes in providing assessment and interventions that address the individual strengths and challenges of each student. Dr. Sheri believes that with effective strategies, skills, and developmentally appropriate support, every learner can experience academic and social/emotional success.

Leticia is a certified Pre-K-6 instructor with over a decade of teaching experience in the New York City school system. She holds a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, a Bilingual Certification from Bank Street College, and studied Spanish and English Literature at the University of California, Riverside. While at UCR, she provided mentorship to students in the Early Academic Outreach program. She is also a founding member of The Coalition of Latino Scholars at Teacher’s College, Columbia University. In 2005 she was a scholar at Solexico Language School in Yucatan, Mexico. In 2009 she began taking courses at Teacher’s College, Columbia University in Speech Pathology, and there grew her passion for language development and language based learning challenges some of these children face when acquiring literacy.

Leticia currently works as an elementary school teacher in a Brooklyn public school, and she holds certifications in the phonics programs Fundations (K-2) and Wilson Level 1 (Grades 3-6) and Level 2 (7-12). Additionally she is trained in Great Leaps Program. Her teaching specializations include literacy intervention for children with learning disabilities, phonics intervention, dual-immersion pedagogy, multi-disciplinary student-based projects and bilingualism in the multicultural classroom. She also has facilitated workshops for families interested in acquiring fundamental literacy practices for their children.

Rita is a certified literacy specialist with a M.A. from Bank Street College of Education and a B.A. in Literature from Bard College. She has practiced assessment and tutoring in private and clinical settings. Rita has had classroom experience at Hunter Elementary School as well as in public elementary schools in Queens and Harlem. She has completed Part I of Literacy through Multisensory Teaching (LMUST), an Orton-Gillingham curriculum developed by Judith Birsh. Growing up with a dyslexic sister in a time when learning disabilities were less understood, she has personally witnessed the challenges that struggling readers and writers face. She has also had extensive music and computer experience and has worked in online news and in web design and development. Rita combines her experience in the arts, computers, and education to teach literacy skills such as decoding and comprehension strategies. She has also had success helping students prepare for the New York State ELA exams. Her students have fun following a series of short, engaging exercises while they learn the skills they need. Rita strives to help her students gain confidence by teaching them to direct their particular strengths toward the goal of becoming more independent learners and successful readers and writers.

Mike graduated from St. Joseph’s University on Long Island with a dual bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education for Early Childhood K- 6th grade. He also has a Masters Degree in Literacy K-6th grade from Long Island University. While working to attain his Literacy degree, he developed working knowledge of Fundations, as well as Fountas & Pinell. Before graduating from St. Josephs, Mike was an English major at Manhattanville University while studying to become a lawyer. However, he eventually realized his true passion was working with children and turned his attention to teaching. Both of Mike’s parents were special education teachers. His mother taught middle and high school special education as a reading teacher, which helped expose him to years of teaching methods long before he had his own classroom. Now, Mike has over 10 years working in both general education and special education classrooms. For the past 4+ years, he has worked as a special education teacher in an I.C.T. (Integrated Co-Teaching) classroom, as well as a general education teacher at P.S. 170 in Brooklyn. One of his core beliefs is to create student engagement, which helps facilitate learning. He uses numerous multisensory and interactive techniques to enhance students writing, decoding, spelling, reading fluency, and reading comprehension skills. Mike also has extensive knowledge of the NYS Common Core learning standards, which he seamlessly incorporates into each lesson. He also has over five years of sports coaching experience. He brings a passion and willingness to work with students of all learning abilities and styles.

Alyssa is a New York State dual licensed Elementary Education (Pre-K, Kindergarten, Grades 1-6)/Special Education teacher. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Special Education with a Concentration in English from Dowling College on Long Island, New York. She received a Masters of Science in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education from Touro College, on Long Island, New York. Alyssa has over ten years of experience in mentoring, tutoring and teaching.

Alyssa currently works for the New York City Department of Education in a District 75 setting. She teaches an 8:1:1 third and fourth-grade class for students with autism. Her passion for teaching and working with children began at an early age when she worked as a summer school paraprofessional for students with disabilities when she was in high school. Since then, Alyssa has had experience in working with children with various learning disabilities, including literacy learning challenges, Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD), Down Syndrome, and autism. Alyssa is dedicated to her students and their families by explicitly teaching them the tools they need to excel in literacy.

Michelle has been an educator for eight years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Miami and a Masters of Science in Early Childhood Special Education with a specialization in learning disabilities and behavior disorders from CUNY Hunter College. Michelle is skilled at teaching students with mental health concerns, learning disabilities, and behavioral challenges. She is currently working as a special education coordinator at a charter school in Brooklyn. As a coordinator, she works to strengthen inclusive practices across grade levels through teacher coaching and professional development. She works collaboratively with classroom teachers to differentiate curriculum and plan accessible instruction for all students

Melissa is NYS certified in Early Childhood, Childhood, Special Education and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). She graduated from Saint John’s University with a Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education, and a Masters of Science degree in TESOL. She then furthered her studies and attended Touro College to receive her Special Education and Early Childhood certification. She currently works for the Department of Education as a kindergarten and first grade ESL teacher. Melissa has over 10 years experience impacting students with different needs. She works with students on improving their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Melissa believes in a multisensory learning environment in order to engage all students. Her expertise includes test preparation for the ELA and Math state tests, homework, school curriculum, and preparing English language learners for the NYSESLAT.

Alyssa graduated from Queens College with a Bachelor of English and graduated from Adelphi with a Duel Masters of Science degree in Early Childhood Education and Special Education for Early Childhood PK- 5th grade. Alyssa has over eight years experience teaching, influencing and enriching students with different needs. She has a strong understanding of the needs of students with learning and physical disabilities. She teaches students to improving their writing and reading (decoding, fluency, reading comprehension and encoding). Alyssa incorporates a multisensory method to help engage and effectively teach her students. Her expertise includes homework, school curriculum, and test preparation for ELA state tests.

Alyssa is trained in Wilson Fundations, an effective reading and writing program. She uses the Wilson curriculum in order to help students build their decoding, fluency and phonemic awareness skills. Alyssa has training in Columbia University Teacher College’s reading and writing model to help students enhance their writing and reading skills. Lastly, she is trained in Fountas & Pinnell reading assessment, which helps children targets their reading goals.

Joanna is a New York State-certified reading specialist, early childhood and elementary teacher with seven years of experience teaching and tutoring in New York City.

Joanna earned her M.A. in Elementary Education and Literacy from Bank Street College of Education in Manhattan, and her B.A. in History from the University of Colorado. She is trained in the Orton-Gillingham-based multi-sensory approach Preventing Academic Failure (PAF) and has worked with dozens of struggling readers, dyslexic readers, and readers needing enrichment across New York City. Joanna has worked in many schools throughout New York City, including private schools, public schools, and charter schools, so she understands the challenges students face in different educational environments. She currently works as a Head Teacher at The Co-op School in Brooklyn.

Anastasiya is a New York dual licensed Childhood (birth-grade 2) General and Special Education Teacher with over 10 years of experience teaching, mentoring, and tutoring students. She holds a bachelor of science from Brooklyn College in Speech Language Pathology, with a minor in Children’s Studies, and a Masters of Science in Early Childhood Education in General and Special Education from Touro College School of Education. Anastasiya is currently obtaining her second masters degree in School and District Leadership from Touro College. She is presently working as a special education teacher in an integrated NEST second grade classroom, at a highly regarded school in Brooklyn.

Anastasiya has dedicated her career to working in private and public schools, agencies, and home based intervention sites throughout all boroughs. She has experience servicing children grades K-5 with a wide range of disabilities including: speech and language impairments, learning disabilities, autism, dyslexia, ADHD, auditory processing disorder, dyspraxia, anxiety disorders, and comorbidity of these impairments. Anastasiya has also worked with many ESL students who need assistance in understanding their school’s curriculum and producing grade level work. She utilizes her interpersonal skills to collaborate with teachers, therapists and parents in order to set up effective communication, which is utilized as a powerful tool in helping the child become a successful lifelong learner.

Gretchen is a certified 1st-6th grade educator with over 7 years of experience. She is certified in both Childhood Education and Students with Disabilities.She has taught pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and middle school (grades 6-8) within those 7 years. All of these classes were inclusive classrooms with students of varied ability levels.She holds a master of sciences in Literacy from Touro College and is a certified Reading Specialist.

Gretchen currently works at an elementary school in Brooklyn and has taught there for 4 years. She works in a specialized program that helps children with high functioning autism in an inclusive setting gain access to the curriculum and Common Core standards. She is trained in Orton Gillingham, such as Wilson Fundations, Junior Great Books, ReadyGen, Go Math, Fountas and Pinnell, and the International Baccalaureate Program that focuses on student centered learning in all curriculum areas. Within her current school, she conducts literacy interventions for struggling readers and hosts workshops on positive behavior interventions for her colleagues.

Lauren is a New York certified childhood (grade 1-6) general education teacher and gifted education teacher (K-12) with an additional certificate in Special Education from the state of Missouri. She has over 8 years of teaching and tutoring experience, including five years in an Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) classroom. She holds a bachelor of science in Elementary Education and a masters of science in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Missouri and a master’s extension from Hunter College. She has taught both Kindergarten and second grades and has worked with elementary students of all ages. Lauren is currently working as the general classroom teacher in a second grade ICT classroom in Park Slope.

Lauren is trained in the Wilson Reading Program, specializing in Fundations (K-3 component) to teach encoding and decoding. Lauren also teaches phonics to build upon learner interests, preferences, and strengths encompassing a multisensory learning environment including fine and gross motor movement, songs, and authentic practice. She has trained with Columbia University’s Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and has been using the workshop model for reading and writing.

Lauren believes that the best teaching starts with getting to know a child as a learner and an individual. With your child, Lauren will use assessments to determine areas of strength and areas for growth. She will also use interest and learning surveys to personalize sessions to best suit your student’s individual preferences and needs. Lauren focuses on building independence and encouraging risk-taking and ownership of a student’s own learning.

Michelle is a tenured New York City Special Education teacher. She holds both General Education and Special Education certifications for 1^st-6^th grade. She received her undergrad degree from New York University and her Master’s degree from Hunter College. She has over 6 years of experience teaching students with disabilities in Brooklyn in both inclusive and self-contained classroom settings She has worked with a wide variety of students, including those with Autism, processing delays, ADD, ADHD, speech and language impairments, as well as learning disabilities. She has also worked closely with ESL students of varying ability levels.

Michelle currently teaches in an inclusive 1^st grade classroom with a wide variety of ability levels helping those with disabilities access the General Education curriculum and Common Core Standards. She uses multisensory approaches to literacy, such as the Fundations curriculum and Orton Gillingham approaches. She also utilizes Leveled Literacy Intervention (Fountas and Pinnel), Teacher’s College Reading Workshop, and Writing Workshop models to help improve decoding, encoding, and reading comprehension skills.

Additionally, she is a member of the School Implementation Team (SIT), which helps develop Behavior Intervention Plans and progress monitors the students with disabilities at her school.

Lana G. is a New York dual licensed Childhood (birth-grade 6) General and Special Education Teacher. She earned her Masters of Science in Education in General and Special Education from Long Island University and a Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College. She currently works for the Department of Education as a special education teacher in an integrated (ICT) first grade classroom, at a highly regarded school in Brooklyn.

Lana has over 10 years of experience teaching, tutoring and impacting students with different needs. She has dedicated her career to working in private and public schools, agencies, as well as home based intervention sites throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. She has experience in teaching children from Pre-K-6^th grade in a variety of subjects, including reading, writing, social studies and math.Lana is trained in ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis), Wilson Fundations Program, Leveled Literacy Instruction (Fountas and Pinnell), ReadyGen, Junior Great Books, TC Writing, and GoMath. Lana worked with students with a wide range of disabilities including: speech and language impairments, learning disabilities, autism, dyslexia, ADHD, auditory processing disorder, dyspraxia, anxiety disorders, emotional disturbance and oppositional defiant disorder. She demonstrates attentiveness, creativity and thoroughness to the unique and individual needs of the children in her care. Additionally, Lana consistently seeks out to better inform her teaching practices, and focuses on providing the best possible education for her students.

Ellie is a multi-certified teacher General Education (birth to 6th grade) and Special Education (birth to 2nd grade) with over 10 years of experience. She is currently an Academic Intervention Service (AIS) provider working with grades 2 through 5 to improve math conceptual understanding.She has experience teaching all grades from Kindergarten to 4th grade, including General Education classes and Integrated Co-Teaching (ICT) classrooms. Ellie is an expert in helping children gain fluency in English Language Arts (ELA) and develop their own customized approaches to math.

Ellie has trained in several literacy programs, including Columbia University’s Teachers College, Leveled Literacy (Fountas & Pinnell), Wilson’s Fundations, and ReadyGen. Ellie also has extensive experience with the Go Math, enVisionMATH, and Exemplars problem-solving programs to provide support in all areas of math. She specializes in decoding, encoding, fluency, and reading comprehension while creating a structured yet comfortable learning environment. Ellie has seen success through formative and summative assessments with both her General Education and Special Education students.

Kristi is a tenured New York City Special Education teacher with 10 years of experience. She holds a masters in General Education and Special Education as well as a certification in Early Childhood Education. She also received extensive training in using Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) strategies to be an effective teacher for students with behavioral intervention needs. She acquired her undergraduate degree from SUNY Old Westbury and her Master’s degree from Touro College.

Kristi has worked with a variety of students including those with Autism, Asperger’s ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Emotional Disturbances, ESL/ENL, learning disabilities, nonverbal learning disorders, processing delays, as well as speech and language impairments. She worked in a middle school for six years where she taught ELA to 6th and 7thgrade students in a self-contained and inclusion setting. During this time, she used multiple strategies and techniques so that her Special Education students were able to take part in the General Education curriculum and Common Core standards. This was done to ensure success both academically and on the NYS ELA state exam. For the past three years, Kristi has scored the ELA NYS exam for multiple grades and has used what is expected on the state assessment to help guide her students toward improvement on the exam.

Colleen is a multi-certified teacher- Childhood Education (Grades1-6) and Special Education (Grades 1-6). Colleen attended St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, where she obtained a B.S. in Elementary and Special Education. For graduate school, she attended St. John’s University and received an M.S.Ed in Elementary Special Education. Colleen is currently working for the Department of Education as a fourth grade ICT teacher. She has over six years of experience teaching students with diverse needs including students with learning disabilities, ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety disorders and autism. She also is experienced working with students struggling with literacy to help improve their writing and reading skills (decoding, fluency, reading comprehension). She trained in the Fundations program, Columbia University’s Teacher’s College, as well as Fountas & Pinnell.Colleen has extensive experience with the GoMath and Exemplars programs to support learning in math.She is also experienced working with the applied behavior analysis approach (ABA) when teaching social and behavioral skills. Her expertise also includes test preparation for the ELA and math state tests and for preparing English language learners for NYSESLAT.

Nikki is a New York dual certified Elementary Education/Special Education teacher (grades 1-6), earning both a Bachelor of Science in Community Health and a Master’s of Science Elementary and Special Education from Hofstra University. She also holds a Master’s of Education Administration and Supervision from Hunter College. She has seven years of teaching experience in Manhattan and Brooklyn focusing on meeting the diverse needs of learners in her classrooms. Nikki is also an Orton-Gillingham certified instructor. She uses this multi-sensory approach to meet students individualized learning needs. These interventions target: decoding (reading), encoding (spelling), reading fluency, and reading comprehension. She specializes in teaching letter/sound identification, phonemic awareness, and writing.She has also trained with Columbia University’s Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and has been using the workshop model for writing with her students.

She began her teaching career working in a 6:1:1 class, working with students with autism spectrum disorders in grades kindergarten through fourth grade. She has also worked as a special education teacher in an ICT classroom in both first and second grades. She is currently working as a Learning Specialist supporting students in third and fourth grades.Nikki also has extensive experience working with students with various learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD), and processing delays.

For over twelve years, Yasmina has been working with kindergarten- 6th-grade students, including English Language Learners and special education students, with varying learning profiles. She provides interventions, including Wilson Reading and Orton-Gillingham, to diverse groups of students, including those with dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, speech & language impairments, and second language acquisition needs. Her skills in differentiated instruction, assistive technology, and multi-sensory teaching/lesson planning equip her to teach grammar, vocabulary development, literature, decoding, phonics, spelling, reading comprehension and writing. She is also a teacher mentor: assisting new teachers in creating and delivering lessons to actively engage students.

Experience has taught Yasmina the value of patience and encouragement while working with her students. She provides individualized support and praises her students efforts. She values the connection with family members and specialists involved with her students. Yasmina truly appreciates and learns from every child and every family she works with and is in love with her profession.

Alexandra is a certified Elementary (birth-6th) and Special Education (birth-6th) teacher with eight years experience. Alexandra is a licensed reading specialist and obtained her masters in Literacy and Cognition at St. Joseph’s College.Alexandra provides reading, writing and math intervention services to students K-5.Alexandra is trained in Orton Gillingham, SPIRE (Intensive Reading Intervention for Nonreaders and Struggling Readers) Seeing Stars (Linda Moodbell), and Visualizing Verbalizing (Linda Moodbell). Alexandra provides her students with individualized, multi-sensory lessons targeted to improve students decoding (reading), encoding (spelling), fluency and reading comprehension. In terms of her teaching experience, Alexandra taught 4th grade ICT, she worked as an F status reading interventionist, and was a full-time SETSS provider (special education teacher support services). Alexandra is currently working as an IEP teacher/SETSS provider and has been in this position for the past four years. Alexandra also trains and supervises all interventionists and special education teachers at her school to ensure quality control measures. Alexandra also works closely with the guidance counselors and is on the lead team completing functional behavior analysis assessments and behavioral intervention plans for students when needed.Alexandra has experience working with students who are struggling in all areas; particularly in literacy. This includes students with learning disabilities and dyslexia, attention difficulties and processing delays. She also works with many general education students who need extra support in their classrooms.

Wendy is a certified teacher in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and Special Education (Birth-Grade 6), specializing in learning disabilities. She has 8 years of experience teaching in the New York City Department of Education, primarily with early elementary grades in Integrated Co-Teaching settings. Wendy is also certified in Wilson Reading Systems and trained in Fundations and Orton Gillingham. She teaches children with a wide range of learning needs and has seen tremendous growth in her students using these multisensory, systematic phonics based programs in her classroom. Wendy takes the time to get to know her students unique personalities, interests, and academic goals. She effectively plans lessons to target each student’s needs and interests to keep them motivated and engaged. Wendy is very passionate about education and is dedicated to helping her students reach their fullest potential.

LOCATION: Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill
TYPES OF SERVICES: Individualized instruction in reading, decoding/encoding, reading comprehension, phonemic awareness, executive functioning, homework help, math
EXPERTISE: Working with students with learning disabilities, English language learners, building phonemic awareness, decoding/encoding
AGES: Elementary

CONTACT:[email protected]

Michelle is certified in both Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Towson University and a master’s degree in Early Childhood Special Education from Hofstra University. Michelle is trained in both Fountas and Pinell and Wilson Fundations. Michelle has a passion for working with children and families.

Michelle is experienced working with a diverse population of general and special education students. She taught preschool and is currently in her third year teaching kindergarten in an ICT classroom for the NYC Department of Education. Michelle works with both general education and special education students. She has experience working with students who are emotionally disturbed, have speech and language difficulties, struggling readers and students with learning disabilities. She teaches small reading groups using a systematic, multi-sensory, phonemic-based approach in order to improve spelling, decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension. Michelle is also trained in the Go-Math program and uses a variety of manipulatives to help students in need of additional math support. She also collaborates with speech & langauge therapists, occupational and physical therapists to best meet each child’s needs. In addition, she is one of the parent/ family involvement chairs in her school and enjoys working side by side with many different families.

Jacqueline is a New York certified childhood (grades 1-6) general and special education teacher with over 7 years of teaching and tutoring experience. She holds a bachelor of arts from Brandeis University in Sociology and masters of science in education in childhood general and special education from Bank Street College of Education. Jacqueline is currently working as a special education teacher in an integrated second grade classroom at a top public school in Park Slope.

Jacqueline is certified in the Orton Gillingham approach and trained in Sounds in Motion and Leveled Literacy Instruction (Fountas and Pinnell). She creates multisensory lessons that integrate a variety of reading approaches and her students interests to help her students become stronger readers. Jacqueline has experience teaching children phonemic awareness, letter identification, phonics, spelling, reading fluency and comprehension. She has worked with students with a range of disabilities including speech and language impairments, learning disabilities, Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD, Anxiety and PDD. She has also worked extensively with English Language Learners with and without disabilities, and is proficient in Spanish.

Sammy is a certified teacher who graduated from NYU with a degree in Childhood Education and Special Education. She is currently attending Bank Street College of Education and working towards a Masters in Literacy. Sammy has been teaching for the past 8 years as a general education teacher and a special education teacher. She has worked with struggling general education students as well as students with developmental disabilities and learning disabilities. Sammy has experience using Wilson, Fundations, and Orton-Gillingham programs to support students in learning to read. She believes strongly in serving the whole child and teaching to how a student learns.