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Reading and Writing Assessments, Fall 2026
Types of Testing for Learning Disabilities
Testing helps us understand how a child learns best, giving us a full profile of their strengths and needs.
What is Dylsexia?
Dyslexia is a learning disability that affects language, reading, and writing. Learn more about what dyslexia is and how to help people with it.
Louisa Moats, Ed.D.
Louisa C. Moats is a nationally recognized authority on how children learn to read and why some fail to learn. Moats has served as an adjunct professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School and a clinical associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Texas, Houston. She spent 15 years in private practice as a […]
Literacy Champions Symposium Webinars
Orton-Gillingham Update & Refresh Webinar
Orton-Gillingham: Robust Vocabulary Webinar
Orton-Gillingham: Focus on Level II, Vowel Teams, & Beyond Webinar
Orton-Gillingham Advanced Morphology: Focus on Latin and Greek Webinar
Orton-Gillingham for Intervention: Associate Level Course & Practicum 2026-2027
Wilson Reading System® Introductory Course
Peggy Price, M.Ed., Fellow/OGA
Peggy Price, M.Ed., a Fellow of the prestigious Orton-Gillingham Academy, is a literacy and special education expert who leads the Stern Center’s teacher training in the Orton-Gillingham approach to teaching reading. She provides training at the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Classroom Educator, Associate, and Certified levels. Price oversees a talented team of OG Fellows who assist her with […]
Corbin Bettencourt, M.S., Clinical Supervisor/OGA
Corbin Bettencourt, M.S., Fellow in Training/AOGPE, obtained a BA in Early Childhood Education from University of South Carolina and a MS in Early Childhood Education with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction from Hood College. Her professional experience includes working as a facilitator in early childhood programs as well as directing them. She taught pre-service […]
Monica Crumback, B.A., SLDI
Monica Crumback has more than a decade of experience working with students, families, and educators as an Orton-Gillingham tutor, mentor, trainer, coach, presenter, and curriculum and instruction manager. She received her initial-level training at the Children’s Dyslexia Center of West Michigan and has since gained extensive experience working with students diagnosed with dyslexia as well […]
Melissa Farrall, Ph.D., SAIF
Melissa Farrall, Ph.D., Program Manager for Evaluation, is the author of Reading Assessment: Linking Language, Literacy, and Cognition, and the co-author of All About Tests & Assessments published by Wrightslaw. Dr. Farrall was a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurological Sciences at University of Vermont College of Medicine. She presented nationally on topics […]
Nancy Mather, Ph.D.
Nancy Mather is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona in Tucson in the Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies. She has served as a learning disabilities teacher, a diagnostician, a university professor, and an educational consultant. She has published numerous articles and books and conducts workshops on assessment and instruction both nationally and […]
Janice McGuire, M.Ed.
Janice McGuire, M.Ed., earned her Master’s in Education from Southern New Hampshire University and, through additional training, was also granted an advanced degree in Special Education Administration. Also, she was one of the first educators in the State of Vermont to obtain an Online Teaching Specialist Certification. Janice is a specialist in applying multisensory strategies […]
Kim Nau, M.S., Fellow/OGA
Kim Nau has had a wide-ranging teaching career working with a varied population of students. She began her career over 20 years ago in the New York City Public School System teaching elementary school. After attaining her master’s degree in T.E.S.O.L. at Hofstra University, she taught English at local colleges to adults who were pursing […]
Aimee Gandee
Aimee Gandee holds her B.A. in Special Education and M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education both earned from the University of Florida. She has taught in public and private schools, in both general education and special education settings. She has worked with students preschool aged up through high school. In her current role as Director of […]
