​Experience. Father of young adult with developmental disabilities ❦ Ph.D. in history and Master's degrees in Educational Technology and Transition Special Education ❦ Full-time special education teacher since 2003 ❦ Presenter at workshops for parents and educators on integrating assistive technology in the classroom and at home ❦ Graduate of Stixrud & Associates Strategies that Work tutor-training program ❦ Tutor and coach to students with learning and organizational challenges  ❦ References on request

Tutoring Services

• Reading strategies
  • Comprehension
  • Vocabulary
  • Note-taking
  • Use of accommodations
• Support all stages of writing process using graphic organizers, outlining tools, speech recognition, and other accommodations
• Content support in high-school and college English and history, including strategies for using textbooks
• Memory strategies
• Strategies for taking AP, ACT, and new SAT exams
  • content support (reading, English, essay)
  • time management strategies
  • tips for specific tests
  • managing anxiety
• Organizing and writing the college essay

 Coaching Services
Analyze student executive-functioning skills based on questionnaires, teacher reports, parent meetings, and structured interviews. Support students in developing key organizational skills:

• Setting goals
• Prioritizing school and non-school work
• Developing and monitoring binder and file systems
• Creating and monitoring calendars in all formats, including shared calendars
• Developing paper and electronic reminder systems
• Managing and monitoring time
• Monitoring attention and task progress
• Planning long-term projects
• Organizing ideas for writing projects of various lengths and purposes​

Services are tailored to each student's needs and available in person, by Skype/Google Hangouts, or online (text, phone, and email).

Learning & study-skill resources