Marissa Cooper

Individualized literacy instruction, remediation, and intervention based on your child’s unique needs and abilities.

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

Los Angeles, California
Newport Beach, California
Pasadena, California
San Diego, California

Marissa provides engaging, individualized educational therapy sessions with a dyslexia-specific approach intended to help all struggling readers, including those with dyslexia or other language-based learning disabilities. Synthesizing her Orton-Gillingham and LETRS training, Marissa implements evidence-based practices to provide multisensory structured literacy instruction. Sessions are tailored to each child’s individual needs and based on continuous assessment and progress monitoring. Marissa provides engaging instruction and materials, and strives to build a strong relationship with each of her students.

Experience :

• Marissa is a certified educational therapist through the Association of Educational Therapists with ten years of experience in the field of education, and has completed extensive training with a focus on structured literacy, including LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling, IDA Accredited), as well as over 60 hours of Orton-Gillingham coursework through the Orton-Gillingham Academy. Marissa is a Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist (C-SLDI) through the Center for Effective Reading Instruction.
• Marissa holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching from Oregon State University, as well as Multiple Subject and Education Specialist credentials from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
• With seven years of experience as a special education teacher in the public school system, ranging from transitional kindergarten through fifth grade, Marissa has considerable experience working with children with language based learning disabilities, dyslexia, struggling readers, and neurodiverse students. Marissa is an active member of the Association of Educational Therapists, The Reading League, and the International Dyslexia Association.