Tutoring - Special Education Advocacy
Debbie Moss (617)529-3580 debbiemossteach@aol.com
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Once an initial intake has been executed, Boston Educational Specialists provides a wide variety of services including:
TUTORING
Debbie's teaching experience makes her a knowledgeable and innovative tutor. She begins by assessing each student, and then develops her own curriculum, and implements multi-sensory instruction tailored to meet different learning types: tactile, auditory and visual. She has a creative style to teach all learners.
SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY
Being trained by the Federation For Children with Special Needs, along with her experience in teaching, assessing, and, curriculum, Debbie brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. She has consulted on cases from Pre-K - High School on a wide range of exceptionalities including: Specific Learning Disabilities, PDDNOS, Language Based Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, ADD, Emotional Disabilities, Cognitive Delays, Intellectual Impairments, and Health Impairments.
EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING
Debbie provides educational consulting to parents whose children are struggling in school and they feel that the school is not meeting the child's needs. Whether parents have had their child assessed and the child was found with no special education needs, or the school system said the child had special needs and was making effective progress so the child did not qualify for special education services, Debbie will consult with the parents about how to help their child get the assistance needed.
RECORDS REVIEW
Understanding special educational assessments and the impact they have on your child is key to helping the IEP team chose a program/ curriculum that is right for your child. Debbie will explain the academic assessments and discuss ways to best help your child learn.
ORGANIZING RECORDS
Being able to access the documents sent from the special education department is vital to advocating for a child's needs. Keeping them organized can be a daunting task. Debbie will set up an organizational system for your child's records to help you access them when needed.
FORMAL ASSESSMENTS
Debbie has an extensive background in assessing students for initial evaluations and to show progress on IEP goals. She has been formally trained in Woodcock Johnson Achievement and Cognitive Batteries, as well as the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (K-TEA). She has also assessed using the Woodcock Johnson Reading Mastery-Revised (WJRM-R), Key Math 3, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT), Gray Oral Reading Test-4 (GORT-4). When teaching, she was responsible for quarterly, annual, and 3-year re-evaluations assessments on I.E.P.'s for up to 30 students a year. She was also one of two teachers providing initial assessments for a school of 700 while she served as the only initial assessor for a school of 350. She assessed using the Woodcock Johnson- III Achievement and Cognitive Battery-WJ III. |
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