Brooke Dunbar

Academic Language Therapist - Dyslexia Tutor

Rate: Contact For Rate Available For: Private Tutoring, Online

Alexandria, Virginia

After 13 years in education and some time away to raise my own three boys, I am excited to return to teaching. Motivated by my own son's Dyslexia and Dysgraphia diagnoses, I chose to pursue Orton Gillingham training and become an Academic Language Therapist, working with students with Dyslexia.

I provide individualized, Orton Gillingham based reading instruction for students ages 6 and up. After assessing a students' specific needs, I ensure the student is progressing through a systematic scope and sequence and that each session is multi-sensory, engaging and provides enough practice to allow the student to master each new concept before moving on.

Please feel free to reach out with questions - I'd love to connect! References are available upon request.

Experience :

• Elementary classroom teacher, 9 years
• Instructional Coach, 4 years
• Academic Language Therapist, 2 years
• Experience working in public, private, and charter schools
• Responsive Classroom I and II trained

Education :

• University of Mary Washington, BA in Political Science
• University of Virginia, M.Ed in Reading Education
• Virginia Postgraduate Professional Teaching License: Reading Specialist, Elementary Education Prek-6

Orton-Gillingham Training Information :

• Academic Language Therapist training with the Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center (200 hours of coursework + 700 hours of supervised teaching)
• Currently pursuing Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) status through the Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA)