I work with students in the following aspects of Literacy development: Reading (Decoding, Fluency, Comprehension); Writing (Composition, Editing, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Syntax); Spelling; and Study Skills. 

One-hour tutoring sessions are recommended at least 1x-2x per week depending on the nature and scope of the child’s learning needs.

No, I do not administer formal assessments. I refer students’ families to licensed, clinical psychologists who do Educational-Psychological Evaluations.

No, I do not counsel students or families. I offer information about support groups and recommend resources to address the social-emotional needs of students and their parents.

Neurodivergent gifted students (also known as 2E, or Twice exceptional) is used to describe the student who is very advanced intellectually in one or more academic areas, or talented in the creative arts realm — while at the same time — the child is below grade level or chronological development in other areas of cognitive processing. 2e learners show exceptionality in two or more areas.

The traits vary with each individual child. There are common traits to Gifted learners; some of these characteristics are present in some advanced or high ability learners. Similarly,  learning differences and learning disabilities vary in and among students. The combination of traits in 2e kids are detailed in the following article: