Specialized Support

Teaching that fits how your child's brain actually works

A student who reads the word "stop" on one line and stalls on it two lines later is not careless. A student who can explain a math concept out loud but freezes on the worksheet is not lazy. When a brain processes language, numbers, or attention differently, the usual classroom approach can quietly stop reaching it. We teach to the brain in front of us, with methods built for exactly that.

Skills Move Forward

Reading, math, and writing move forward in real, observable steps

Self-Advocacy

Students learn to name what helps them and ask for it without shame

Accommodations That Work

IEP and 504 strategies translated into things a student actually uses

What We Offer

Built for How the Student Learns

Structured Literacy

Orton-Gillingham-aligned phonics for dyslexia and stalled readers, taught one sound and one rule at a time

K-12

Math Intervention

Number sense rebuilt from manipulatives to abstract notation for students with dyscalculia or persistent gaps

K-12

ADHD Coaching

Focus routines, work-management systems, and self-regulation that fit a real school week

3-12

Working Memory Support

Concrete strategies for slow processing speed and short-term recall, practiced until they stick

3-12

Executive Function

Planning, organizing, and following through, scaffolded with the student until they own the system

3-12

Assistive Technology

Text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and study tools that take the load off the parts of the work that are not the point

3-12

Our Approach

How It Works

Every student with a learning difference is different. We start by reading whatever already exists, evaluations, IEPs, 504 plans, school notes, and then talking with the student about what feels hard, what feels fine, and what they have already tried. No assumptions, no relabeling.

Sessions are explicit, sequential, and multisensory by default. For reading: structured phonics taught with the eye, ear, and hand. For math: concrete objects before pictures, pictures before symbols. For attention: external scaffolds the student can eventually internalize. Every session ends with the student knowing what they practiced and why it matters.

We track the underlying skills, not just the report-card grade, and share what is working with parents and, with permission, with classroom teachers. Consistency across settings is usually the difference between a strategy that helps for an hour and one the student actually keeps.

The science behind it

Reading is not a natural skill the way speaking is. The brain has no dedicated reading region; it builds one by linking visual, sound, and language areas through deliberate practice. For students with dyslexia, those connections form differently, which is why explicit, systematic phonics instruction (the Orton-Gillingham tradition and its descendants) is the approach the reading-science research consistently supports.

Dyscalculia, ADHD, and processing-speed differences each have their own neuroscience, but they share a teaching implication: the working-memory load has to be managed for the student, not piled on top of them. That means short, structured steps, concrete representations before abstract ones, and immediate feedback so a small misunderstanding never becomes a buried one. The goal is to build skill without burning through attention.

None of this is a cure or a clinical treatment. It is teaching that respects how the brain learns. Done consistently, it produces measurable progress and, almost as important, a student who stops believing that being stuck is who they are.

Questions Parents Ask

Common Questions

Do you diagnose dyslexia, ADHD, or other learning differences?

No. Diagnosis belongs to a licensed psychologist or physician. We work from existing evaluations, school reports, or what you have observed, and we can suggest when a formal evaluation might be useful.

My child already has an IEP or 504. How do you fit in?

We read the plan, talk with you about what is and is not happening in the classroom, and build sessions that reinforce the accommodations the student is supposed to be using. With your permission, we coordinate with the school team.

How long until we see progress?

Most families see specific, observable changes (a sound mastered, a routine that holds, a calmer homework hour) within the first several weeks. Closing a larger skill gap takes longer, and we are honest about that timeline as we go.

Ready to Get Started?

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Session Length: 45-60 minutes

Format: One-on-one

Location: Online or in-person