Specialized Literacy & Learning Intervention

Orton-Gillingham Literacy Intervention

If your child has been diagnosed with dyslexia or a language-based learning disability — or you suspect they might be struggling for reasons their school hasn't been able to name — you've come to the right place. I'm an Orton-Gillingham trained literacy and learning specialist with 17 years of experience working with children in mainstream and special education settings. I offer individualized, evidence-based intervention rooted in the science of reading, designed specifically for the way your child's brain learns.

Sessions may include:

  • consultation with family, teachers, and other support providers

  • student assessment

  • executive function support

  • instruction in a multi-sensory phonics program to build and/or remediate decoding, encoding, and fluency skills

  • development of listening and reading comprehension to enhance ability to make meaning of text

  • instruction in writing cohesive, well-organized sentences, paragraphs, and essays

  • supporting your child in understanding, and taking pride in, their learning disability

Academic and foundational skills targeted:

  • Decoding

  • Encoding/spelling

  • Fluency

  • Reading comprehension

  • Vocabulary development

  • Study skills and habits

  • Executive function (organization, time management, prioritization, goal setting)

  • Metacognitive skills

  • Short-term and long-term memory

  • Attention/focus

Navigating a Learning Disability Diagnosis

Has your child recently been diagnosed with a learning disability, or do you suspect their academic struggles may be the result of one?

In our work together, you will gain support in the following areas:

  • deciding which therapies or further assessment your child may need

  • choosing the right neuropsychologist to complete a psycho-educational assessment

  • navigating your local public school system’s evaluation process

  • understanding the complete evaluation and its implications for your child

  • finding service providers (OT, PT, speech and language), privately or through your local public school

  • considering different school settings

  • advocating for accommodations in your child’s classroom

  • discovering more about your brilliant child’s disability and how you can support them at home

Virtual sessions available in all locations.

In-person sessions are available in Fairfield and New Haven Counties, in Connecticut.