Our program is not a one size fits all, but is tailored to each child's learning needs.
1(847)809-8887
joannpaldo@aol.com
Palatine, IL 60067
By Appointment
Monday to Saturday
123 456 789
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Goldsmith Hall
New York, NY 90210
07:30 - 19:00
Monday to Friday
As highly knowledgeable and skilled educators, we work one-on-one with clients who struggle with reading, spelling, writing, comprehension, language processing and executive functioning deficits.
Our programs are tailor made to each of our client’s specific needs. We do an initial assessment to help you understand your child’s strengths and weaknesses. This guides our remediation as well as our progress monitoring.
As a seasoned and accomplished educator, JoAnn has been a specialist in multi-sensory reading instruction since 1996. She has a wealth of instructional experience and has both a bachelor’s and master’s degree is special education. JoAnn works with a wide variety of individuals who learn differently.and specializes in remediation, accommodations and advocating for families whose children are experiencing severe learning issues and who may not respond to traditional classroom instruction. She is responsible for design, implementation, and delivery of remedial instruction plans for all of our clients.
JoAnn’s career began in the classroom as a Special Education teacher where she applied instructional strategies to students with reading problems. Her teaching career spanned from primary to secondary school. She is a former Teacher of the Year recipient and past president of the Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IBIDA).
JoAnn offers her expertise to school districts, parent groups, state and national level conferences. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge of reading and learning and has taught courses for The International Dyslexia Association educating teachers and paraprofessionals.
Julie has expertise in a variety of methodologies effective for the management of autism spectrum disorders, language based learning disabilities, and hearing impairments. During her career, she also promoted the use of a variety of assistive technology programs to allow all learners to access the curriculum.
Julie has worked as a clinical supervisor at Elmhurst College where she strives to engage future clinicians in the dynamic process of identifying each client’s needs and providing effective therapy. As a faculty member in the department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Elmhurst College, Julie has created and taught courses including Early Childhood Language Development, Language Development Across the Lifespan, Phonetics and Neurology for the Speech Pathologist.
Currently, Julie works with children from Early Intervention to High School, School districts and families have utilized her expertise as a consultant to interpret test results and create goals to drive effective Individualized Education Plans. Areas of specialty include verbal dyspraxia, language processing disorders, deficits in word retrieval, social cognitive impairments, and language based reading disorders. Julie employs both traditional and non-traditional treatment methodologies, using humor to build relationships with misunderstood children, which has resulted in long-term collaborative relationships with families.
Julie is a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Elmhurst College and Master’s Degree from Central Michigan University.
John has been a special educator and tutor in the North and Northwest suburbs for the past 35 years. Early on, he realized that there had to be more effective strategies for students with learning challenges. Luckily, this search led him to a local branch of the International Dyslexia Association. Upon joining the IDA, he began training in several reading, writing, and math remediation programs, most notably the Wilson Reading Method. Having seen student success with his level I Wilson certification, he sought and obtained his Wilson level II certificate as well.
John holds bachelor’s degrees in both psychology and special education, as well as a master’s degree in community counseling.
John’s wealth of experience ranges from working with children and young adults from first grade through community college. Having written countless individualized education plans, he has a keen understanding of how to help parents advocate for their children.
JoAnn Paldo, a seasoned and accomplished educator, has been a specialist in Orton-Gillingham, multi-sensory reading instruction since 1996.
Contact“She is so proud of herself! It’s so good to see. She used to hate when we asked her to read letters. Now she gets so excited and she loves to read us her words! Thanks so much!”
“We are enormously grateful to have found such critical help for our daughter. We know progress will continue in the future!”
4811 Emerson Avenue, Suite 103 Palatine, IL 60067
Monday to Saturday
By Appointment
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