Concord Special
Education Parent Advisory Committee
(Concord SPED PAC)
Tutors
Page Index: Specialized
Reading Method
Organizations, Parent
Recommended Tutoring Centers, All year round
private tutors,
South Shore Tutors, & Summer
Private Tutors
While each of these
professionals comes recommended by at least three SPED PAC members, we
cannot in any way guarantee the result. It is important to check
their references, review their credentials, and interview them to
understand whether their skills and
approach are a good fit for your child.
Need a tutor? These places
have tutors that are certified and trained in specialized programs:
Need to check if your child's
tutor is trained or certified?
Specialized
Reading Method Organizations:
The Academy of
Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators
P.O.
Box 234
Amenia, New
York 12501-0234
845-373-8919
ortonacademy@verizon.net
(It's worth
the cost of the call)
Wilson Language
Training Corporation
(Based on Orton
Gillingham (OG) method)
175 West Main Street
Millbury, MA 01527
508-865-5699
Need a list of local reading tutors
(Orton Gillingham (OG) trained)?
Carroll School
(Orton Gillingham ( OG) trained
tutors
and remember that summer school
(fills up fast, call before February)
Baker Bridge Road
Linclon, MA 01773
781-259-8342
Parent
Recommended Tutoring Centers
Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes™
4 Water
Street, First Floor
Arlington, MA 02476
781-643-4567 |
|
South Shore
515 Washington Street
Norwell, MA 02061
781-659-7722 |
www.lindamoodbell.com/learningcenters/boston.html
The Commonwealth Learning Center
Uses the following specialized methods: Lindamood-Bell™ (Reading
and
Math), Orton-Gillingham (OG), Project Read©/Language Circle©,
Wilson Reading Foundations™, etc.
Commonwealth Learning Center
800-461-6671
60 Union Avenue
Sudbury, MA 01776
978-579-9914 |
130 Sylvan Street
Danvers, MA 01923
978-774-0094 |
220 Reservoir
Street,
Suite 6
Needham,
MA 02494
781-444-5193 |
Lisa Brooks, Director, email: Lisambrooks@commlearn.com
Scottish Rite Masons
(Uses the specialized reading method Orton-Gillingham (OG).)
The Scottish Rite Masons for offering tutoring to dyslexic
children free of charge.
"Since 1994, many children have received free specialized
instruction at The Masonic Learning Centers for Children. Our pledge is
to continue to offer this service for as many children as we can - free
of charge . We also provide guidance and funding for other means to
defeat dyslexia, such as teacher tutor programs, research, and
scholarships for teachers." from Scottish Rite Masons
Supreme Council website.
Scottish
Rite Masonic Children's Learning
Centers of Massachusetts
Scottish Rite Bodies of Boston
186 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02111
617-426-8228
or
Centers in Newton and Lowell
www.scottishriteboston.org
Sarah
Rozehnal-Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP
aka: Sara Ward
Center for Speech and Language
Pathology
464
Hillside Avenue, Suite 204
Needham, MA 02494
781-453-0841
info@executivefunctiontherapy.com
or
swardtherapy@aol.com
Speech and Language
Pathology
Treatment and Evaluation
Center
(Specializing
in Executive Functioning
tutoring / coaching through cognition and attention,
teaches
her clients organizational behaviors and then helps them generalize
those
behaviors to real life.)
Wellesley,
MA 02481
781-235-8412
Mahesh Sharma,
director/founder
Lillian Travaglini, tutor
The Center for Teaching and Learning Mathematics
47 A River Street
Wellesley Hills, MA
781-235-7200
Professor Mahesh Sharma, President of Cambridge College, in Cambridge,
MA. He is an
internationally-recognized expert in the psychology of mathematics
learning. He has worked in the field of mathematics education for over
30 years
(Has an office in London, and teaches at Oxford University.) Lillian is
his only tutor and has worked there for many years.
Private Tutors recommended by PAC
members
All year round private tutors
Dr. Susan Miller
617-629-4626, email: Readmiller@rcn.com
Offers year-round tutoring 
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now offering tutoring during the school year.
Doctor of Education; specializing
in Reading, Language and Learning Disabilities.
M.S. Education of the Deaf
B.S. Communicative Disorders
and Sciences
Certified Wilson Reading Program,
Level 1
Private consultation, evaluations
and tutoring at her home office in Somerville/Cambridge line (20 mins
from Concord).
Tutors students in reading,
writing and math. Can administer some standardized normed
tests.
Reading teacher for over 20
years.
Parent comment:
"She is very experienced and blends reading methods. I have seen
a big
difference in my son's reading ability. My son says: "She really
understands
the mistakes I make and has a good way of correcting them." D.H.
Marijane Raymond
978-369-8623
Concord, MA
Offers year-round tutoring
Master in Education
Certified in Orton-Gillingham (OG)
Special Education Certified
Tutoring for over 20 years
Parent comment:
"Marijane is my daughter's tutor and I have found her to be very loving
but firm. She senses what my daughter needs and gives her the
encouragement necessary for her to succeed. My daughter loves her
and it is working out very well. I appreciate Marijane vast
experience with LD kids which includes raising an ADD son." S.A.
Fran Perlman
978-443-8546, email:fkp48@verizon.net
Sudbury, MA
Tutors in Reading and Written Language
Special education teacher in Belmont, with 25 + years experience.
B.S. and M. Ed in special education
Certified in Wilson Reading System, Level 1
Also is an educational consultant and advocate.
Cynthia Carpenter
978-952-8871
Littleton, MA
Offers year-round
tutoring
Tutors elementary, middle, and high school students in the following
areas:
language processing, time management,
study and organization skills, organizational writing skills, executive
function and academic subjects.
Massachusetts Teacher Certificate:
Elementary Teacher 1-6, Middle School Teacher
5-9, Teacher of English
5-9, 9-12, and Teacher of Reading All Levels
B.A. in Art History and Comparative
Literature and M.A. in Education
Has training in Language! (a
structured language curriculum for at-risk and ESL
students) and
Wilson
Reading System,
non-certified, and can do reading assessments.
Was
a Reading
Specialist in Concord Middle School, Brookline and currently in
Westford has over 20 years of teaching
experience.
Parent
comment:
"Cynthia has approached tutoring my children with professionalism,
understanding and sensitivity. She was able to assess their
strengths and weaknesses quickly and develop strategies that they can
work with realistically." K.T.
Ann
Ryan, B.S.
978-562-3172,
email: arogtutor@aol.com
Offers
year-round tutoring at her home in Stow, MA
Orton-Gillingham
Language Specialist, B.S.
in Paralegal Studies
Private
consultations, individual tutoring in reading, spelling,
oral and written expression; progress reports; evaluations;
school/parent assistance.
Specializes in Orton-Gillingham philosophy and methodology.
Credentials:
Certified/experienced Orton-Gillingham (O-G)
practitioner as well as O-G Beyond the Basics, Parts I & II,
Lindamood
Phonoeme Sequencing ™ (LiPS™)
Program training,
Project
Read: Framing Your Thoughts (for written expression);
Story Form & Report Form (for comprehension).
Has training in Language! (a
structured language curriculum for at-risk and ESL
students) and Study
Skills, and Handwriting.
Lillian Travaglini
781-235-7200
Math tutoring at the Center for
Teaching and Learning Math, 47A River St., Wellesley
Lilian is Mahesh Sharma assistant and
his only very senior math tutor.
(Mahesh Sharma has an office in
London, teaches at Oxford University.
He is the EVP and Provost at Cambridge
College in Cambridge, MA)
He is also listed on our Recommend
Evaluator webpage, under Math Evaluations.
South
Shore tutors:
LindaMood Bell has Center on the South
Shore (see the listing above)
Jan Yeh,
M.S., CCC-SLP
781-544-7399,
email: janyeh@bellatlantic.net
Offers
year-round tutoring
Private consultation, evaluations and tutoring at her home in Scituate,
MA
Credentials:
Masters of Science in
Speech-Language Pathology
Holds
a Certificate of Clinical
Competence in Speech Pathology issued by
the American Speech
& Hearing Association
Certified
Orton-Gillingham (OG)
practitioner
Trained
in Telian Program and other
phonemic awareness programs
Trained
in Project Read: Written
Expression and Story Form
Specializes
in evaluating oral and
written language difficulties and developing remediation strategies in
the
areas of listening, speaking, reading (decoding & comprehension)
and
writing (spelling & composition)
Parent comment:
"Jan has tutored two of my children using the Telian method, a phonemic
awareness system. It has made a big difference in pronouncing and
spelling words. My son says "She's strict but you learn a
lot.
I like her prize system a lot." M.O.
Summer
Private Tutors
Jill Flemming, M.S.
781-935-8131, email: Stitchwitch3@yahoo.com
Summer tutoring only
Master's Degree in Moderate
Special Needs
Attended Lindamood Phoneme
Sequencing® Program (LiPS®) training.
Moderate Special Needs Certified
(PreK-12)
Certified in Elementary
Education (PreK-6)
Teaches at Landmark School,
Elementary & Middle School.
Teaching for over 11 years.
Tutors students in reading,
comprehension, handwriting, writing, spelling and study skills.
Will come to your home to tutor
student.
Parent comment:
"Jill has taken my son to the next level for his spelling and
writing. I see a big difference in his spelling. My son
says: "She's very interactive, she's nice and I learned a lot. I
liked how she made up games to earn new things." M.O.
Toni Ferrar Reinstein
978-287-0614
Orton Gillingham (OG) Tutor
Lang Street, Concord, MA
Massachusetts Teacher Certificate:
Teacher of Students with Special Needs
5-12,
Elementary Teacher K-8, Middle School Teacher 5-9
Currently working in Concord Middle School as Special Education Teacher.
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