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Learning Specialists work with students who are experiencing
academic difficulty or who have diagnosed learning differences.
They identify learning styles, analyze and interpret
tests, (and sometimes administer them), review other
pertinent information, prescribe specific, appropriate,
and practical learning strategies, and coordinate a
team effort which usually includes teachers, other educational
professionals, physicians and the student and parents.
They may also tutor and help in the areas of time management,
organization, and study skills.
Specific Questions:
- Have you ever been a classroom teacher?
- Have you ever worked for a school in an official
capacity as a learning specialist?
- If you do testing, what tests do you typically administer?
What do they measure?
- What approaches do you use to help students improve
time management, organization, study skills, and test
taking?
- How do you decide which strategies will work best
for my child?
- If you tutor, how long are sessions, how flexible
is your schedule, and what is your policy on cancellations?
- What kinds of ongoing feedback (written reports,
conferences, etc.) can I expect if my child works
with you on an extended basis?
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Ida Brooks,
M.Ed.
465 Rock Glen Drive
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Phone: 610.642.3098
Fax: 610.642.9809
Email: BROS385@awl.com
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EDUCATION
M.Ed., Villanova University
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
K-12 Special Education
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Diagnosis and Remediation of Learning Problems-
K-12 Reading and Written Skills, Language, K-12
Organizational and Study Skills, K-6 Math + Verbal
SAT Preparation
Counseling, Testing, Tutoring
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
25 Years private practice, classroom teacher,
consultant: Delaware County I.U.,Reading and Study
Skills Specialist: Delaware Valley Friends, Strafford
Friends; Learning Coordinator/Language Arts Specialist:
St. Peter's School
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A. Cobb, M. Ed.
George School
Box 4564
Newtown, PA 18940
Phone: 215.579.6519
Fax: 215.579.6604
Email:
laura_cobb@georgeschool.org
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EDUCATION
M.Ed. Learning Disabilities, American University
B.S., College of Wooster
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Certified teacher of the Handicapped K-12,
N.J. and PA
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
LD/ADD/ADHD, Study Skills, Orton-Gillingham
trained
TUTORING
Organization, Reading, SAT Prep, Study
skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Former Teacher Lewis School, Princeton
NJ
Former Learning Coordinator, The Shipley School
Current Learning Specialist, George School
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Richard Cooper, D.Ed.
Learning Disabilities Consultants
30 Summit Grove Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: 610.446.6126
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EDUCATION
D.Ed., University of Pittsburgh
M.A., InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Assessment, tutoring, counseling
COUNSELING
Academic, coaching, family
TESTING
Reading
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
25 years in education
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Lynn
Erb, Ph.D.
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Jill
Berguido Gill, M.Ed.
515 Old Lancaster Road
Haverford, PA 19041
Phone: 610.649.2313
FAX: 610.649.2313
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EDUCATION
M.Ed., Temple University
B.A., Sweet Briar College
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
PA Certified Reading Specialist, Instructional
Level II, Elementary Education
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Tutor in reading, writing (K-12), math
(K-7), organizational skills; kindergarten and
first grade readiness testing
TESTING
Ability, academic, achievement, reading
TUTORING
Language, math, reading, study skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teacher and Director of Reading and Testing,
Montgomery School; Teacher, Agnes Irwin School
Summer Session; private practice
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Polly
Hancock, M.Ed.
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Anne W. Hummer, M.A.
Child Study Institute
Bryn Mawr College
Wyndon Avenue & Roberts Road
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: 610.527.5090
FAX: 610.527.5080
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EDUCATION
M.A., Indiana University
B.A., Mount Holyoke College
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
PA Certified in Math, French, English
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Mathematics, grades 1. 12 and adults;
study skills; SAT preparation
TESTING
Mathematics
TUTORING
Math, SAT preparation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Psychology,
Temple University; Mathematics Specialist, Child
Study Institute; Instructor in Education, Temple
University; private practice
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Diane
Jarin, Ed.D.
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Joan Keator-Frack,
M.S.
416 Saint Davids Road
Saint Davids, PA 19087
Phone: 610.687.8039
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EDUCATION
M.Ed., Pennsylvania State University
M.S., West Chester State University
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Certified Reading Specialist; Certified
in Elementary Education, Reading, Language Arts
K-12
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Learning disabilities; dyslexia; organization
and study skills; coordination with teachers,
schools, and parents; improvement of SAT performance
TESTING
Organization, reading
TUTORING
Language, organization, reading, SAT preparation,
study skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
12 years, private practice; Adjunct Faculty,
Cabrini College; Adjunct Faculty and Learning
Disabilities Coordinator, Harcum Junior College
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Anne
Moriarty, M.A.
913 General Howe Drive
West Chester, PA 19382
Phone: 610.696.0981
FAX: 610.696.0981
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EDUCATION
M.A., Rhode Island College
B.A., University of Rhode Island
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Certified in Elementary Education, Special
Education; CA Teaching Certificate
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Learning disabilities and difficulty with
specific skills in reading, written language and
math; organizational support for ADHD students;
Lindamood and Orton trained reading interventions;
psychoeducational assessment
COUNSELING
Coaching
TESTING
Ability, academic, achievement, learning
disability, organization, reading
TUTORING
Organization, reading, study skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
18 years, private practice; 13 years, Director
of UC San Francisco; learning assistance program
at Mount Zion Hospital; 13 years, Learning Specialist
at Sacred Heart, San Francisco; 4 years, classroom
teaching, secondary special education
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Jennifer L. Myer, B.S.
814 Yarrow Street
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Phone: 610.527.1620
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EDUCATION
B.S., Keene State University
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Certified in Special Education, K-12
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
LD/ADD; study skills; Orton-Gillingham
remediation for dyslexic readers
TUTORING
Organization, reading, SAT preparation,
study skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Former Teacher, Eagle Hill School; Learning
Coordinator, The Shipley School
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Susan
G. Pollard, Ph.D.
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Deborah Posmontier, M.Ed.
7309 Oak Avenue
Melrose Park, PA 19027
Phone: 215.635.3291
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EDUCATION
M.Ed., Beaver College
B.S., Temple University
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Special Education, grades K-12; Elementary
School, grades K-6
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
LD and ADD, grades 1.8; tutoring
TESTING
Reading
TUTORING
Math, reading, study skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
20 years, private tutoring; International
Reading Association; Specialists of Schools Association;
classroom teaching experience; small group remedial
and LD teaching
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Ginny
Renzi, M.Ed.
500 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
Phone: 610.687.1025
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EDUCATION
M.Ed., Cabrini College
B.S., West Chester University
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
PA Certified in Secondary Education, Mathematics
and Special Education, K-12
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Mathematics, standardized testing,
organization and study skills, elementary through
college; learning and attention problems
TESTING
Academic, learning disability, organization
TUTORING
Math, organization, study skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
30 years, private practice; mathematics
and learning specialist, Woodlynde School
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L. Suzanne
Schneider, Ph.D.
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Dana W.
Toedtman, B.A.
Suite 101
402 Wood Drive
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Phone: 215.628.2293
FAX: 215.628.2780
Email: danat@voicenet.com
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EDUCATION
B.A., Allegheny College
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Certified in English, K-12; Learning Disabilities
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Reading content, study strategies,
learning differences, grammar
TUTORING
Organization, reading, study skills, ADD/ADHD,
LD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Secondary School English and Reading Teacher;
Study Skills Tutor at The Reading Center in Hudson,
Ohio; Tutor at Resource Development Co., The William
Penn Charter School
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Ginny Toliver, M.S.
370 West Duval Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone: 215.438.8264
Email:
tolivede@post.drexel.edu
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EDUCATION
M.S., Chestnut Hill College
B.S., University of Maine
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Certified in High School English
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Language arts and literature, ADD, learning
differences, Orton-Gillingham approach to reading,
organizational skills
TESTING
Reading
TUTORING
Language, organization, reading, social
studies, study skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
High School English Teacher; Teacher, Delaware
Valley Friends School; private tutor; Middle School
Learning Specialist
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Cherie
Watts-Broach, M.Ed.
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Georgianne Wilson, M.S.
2 Martins Road
Newtown Square, PA 19073
Phone: 610.353.9601
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EDUCATION
M.S., Vanderbilt University
B.A., Duke University
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES
Certified Elementary and Special Education
Teacher, K-12
AREAS OF SPECIALTY
Learning differences and ADD/ADHD; identify
learning styles and prescribe learning strategies;
coordinate team effort of teachers, parents, and
students to maximize learning; tutor organizational
and study skills, all subjects, all grades
TUTORING
Math, organization, reading, science, social
studies, study skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
10 years teaching Special Education at the Elementary,
Middle, and Upper School grade levels; private
practice; consulting experience advising LD and
ADD/ADHD population on educational issues
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