Unique Solutions for Unique Learners
Danielle Meyer is a special education teacher, reading specialist, special education consultant, and literacy tutor. Danielle’s work focuses on providing students and their families with targeted instruction to help their child learn, grow, and succeed in today’s highly rigorous school settings. After completing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with honors, at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Danielle read more…
A native of New York, Fran Nieporent has more than 30 years of experience in Broward County as a Curriculum Specialist, Literacy Specialist, and Elementary Teacher. Fran earned her Master’s Degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from Lehman College and her Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Hunter College. After six years of teaching early read more…
Joanna Brown is a Denver native who loves working with children of all ages. She is excited to tutor students one-on-one as a Reading Specialist with the My Learning Springboard team. Joanna earned her B.A. in History from the University of Colorado and her M.A. in Elementary Education and Literacy from Bank Street College. She has been read more…
Judith Ross is a highly experienced educator with over 15 years of experience as a teacher, tutor, curriculum developer and reading specialist. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology with Medical Emphasis, she received a Master’s of Science in Early Childhood Education from the Bank Street College of Education in New York City and, subsequently, read more…
The recipe for a great tutor: loads of enthusiasm and creativity…oodles of patience and careful observation…a dash of humor and intuition. Katie follows and tweaks this recipe daily to keep her students engaged and learning. Let’s peek into her classroom: before us is a vibrant mix of busy, animated first-graders. Some days they might be read more…
Laurie Gross brings her expertise to My Learning Springboard as an Executive Director, Special Education Consultant and Advocate, Reading Specialist, and Educational Consultant for families and schools in the New York City, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, Washington, DC, and Boca Raton areas. Laurie is a highly experienced educator and consultant with more than 40 years of experience in the read more…
Liz Knowles, Ed.D. is a teacher of children and of educators with a track record of success as a reading specialist, a published author, a private tutor, and the originator of professional development classes for faculty and administration. After earning her undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Central Connecticut State University, Dr. Knowles began her read more…
Liz always knew that she wanted become an educator. At the University of Michigan, she majored in English Language and Literature and graduated with Distinction. Her areas of concentration were American literature, Shakespeare, and creative writing. She then earned her Master’s Degree from Bank Street College of Education in Childhood Education and Literacy. Liz also read more…
Monique is a dedicated, patient and caring educator who understands how students differ in their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners. She also understands individual motivation and behavior, creating a tutoring environment that encourages active engagement in learning. Monique has in-depth experience creating reading and writing workshop lessons read more…
Patty has enjoyed working with children for as long as she can remember. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from New York University and then pursued a Master’s in the Reading Specialist program at Columbia University Teachers College. She concurrently began her teaching career as a Museum Educator at read more…
