Welcome to Acorn Tutoring & Advocacy

In my 10 years of teaching special education (and many more years working and volunteering in classrooms), I’ve provided specialized, individualized instruction for students of all ages and abilities. I am passionate about helping my students recognize their many strengths and teaching easy-to-use strategies to make effective progress.

My advocacy services empower parents and families as they navigate the IEP process. I am dedicated to ensuring that students receive the services they need to be successful in school and beyond.

My tutoring model provides direct instruction in skills and strategies and targeted interventions for struggling students using texts selected to keep your child engaged and excited about reading, writing, and math.

I’m also offering book clubs to help students develop their reading comprehension and social skills as they explore interesting and exciting texts across genres. Reading is fun, but it’s better with friends!

In addition to tutoring and advocacy, I work part-time for Effective Effort Consulting in Norwell, Massachusetts. I am grateful to work with an exceptional team and support students as an executive functioning and literacy coach.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions. I can be reached at acornliteracytutoring@gmail.com.

Education:

  • B.A. in Psychology from Fairfield University
  • M.Ed. in Special Education from Bridgewater State University
  • T.S. in Transition Leadership from UMass Boston
  • Wilson Level 1 Certification from Fitchburg State University
  • Ed.S. in Reading and Language from UMass Lowell (anticipated graduation date December 2024)

Licenses & Certifications:

  • Massachusetts Professional Teaching License in Special Education (Severe -All Levels)
  • Wilson Reading System -Level 1
  • Transition Specialist Endorsement
  • Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement

Professional Development:

  • ABCs of Assistive Technology
  • IEP Development: Goals, Objectives, and Benchmarks
  • Common Core -ELA & Mathematics, Assessment, and Curriculum Planning
  • Symptoms and Behavioral Signs of Emotional Disturbance
  • Math in the Common CoreL Number Operations, Fractions and Decimals & Using Manipulatives
  • Teaching Creativity in the Common Core Classroom
  • Understanding Gender Identity and Working Effectively with Transgender Students
  • Social Emotional Learning and Trauma Sensitivity
  • Treating Fears and Phobias in Children with ASD
  • Digital Learning
  • Universal Design for Learning
  • Google Classroom and Lesson Design in Remote Learning
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching
  • Mandated Reporting
  • Remote Learning Strategies 
  • Social-Emotional Learning and Cultural Competency
  • Digital Citizenship
  • New Teacher Mentor Training Program
  • MCAS-Alt Completion
  • Executive Functioning: Skills and Strategies

Conferences Attended:

  • Wilson’s Dyslexia Foundation Conference
  • MAAPS Conference
  • Landmark’s Reading Comprehension: Variables that Lead to Better Understanding
  • Emerging Trends: A High-Impact Conference on College-Based Transition Services
  • Landmark’s Executive Functioning

Committees Served On:

  • Cohasset Public Schools Social-Emotional Learning Committee
  • Cohasset Public Schools Professional Development Committee
  • Cohasset Public Schools Digital Learning Committee

Other Relevant Experience:

  • Led district-wide Cultural Awareness training
  • Served as a mentor for new special education teachers in Cohasset Public Schools
  • Completed of MCAS Alt-Portfolios
  • Developed school-wide Executive Functioning curriculum with colleagues
  • Served as a Supervising Practitioner for Bridgewater State University