• focuses on:

  • improving academic skills

  • remediating learning challenges and/or differences​

  • building underlying learning skills 

  • improving self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-confidence

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• uses both formal and informal assessments to learn about a child's specific strengths and challenges, ultimately using their strengths to overcome their unique challenges

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• also targets psycho-educational and social emotional goals when appropriate and when impacting academics

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• considers the impact of many variables on a child's learning experience and success, including school environment, family dynamics, and community expectations

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• teaches skills and strategies that will help kids better manage attention and learning while at school

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• Educational Therapy is different from tutoring because:​​​

  • tutoring has been proven to be ineffective in the treatment of learning disabilities, because it typically implements the same teaching strategies used in the school setting

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• tutors typically focus on one subject area, with a main focus on improving grades, reviewing coursework, and completing homework 

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• educational therapists create individualized treatment plans, presenting material in alternative ways to facilitate deeper, long-term learning

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• educational therapists receive additional training in understanding learning disabilities, educational psychology, academic assessment, intervention strategies​, and have a period of supervised therapy practice

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• treats individuals with learning challenges and differences, including those with learning disabilities

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• can provide intervention for children diagnosed with:

  • language-based learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)

  • specific learning disabilities

  • ADHD​

  • executive functioning disorder

  • autism spectrum disorder

  • undiagnosed reading, writing, spelling and/or math challenges 

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