Mary Moore, M.Ed, CDP, WDP

Education

  • M.Ed, Temple University, 1991
  • B.A., Temple University, 1988

Certifications

  •  IDA Dyslexia Practitioner Certification (CDP), 2016
  • Wilson Reading Program Certification (WDP), 2014
  •  Washington State Elementary Education Teaching Certification, 1994
  •  Slingerland Multisensory Structured Language Approach Certification, 1993
  • Washington State Teaching Certification, Social Studies, 4-12; 1992
  • Pennsylvania Teacher Certification, Social Studies, 7-12; 1991

Professional Membership:

  •  The International Dyslexia Association, Pennsylvania Branch
    • Listed on Tutor Provider page

Related Post-Graduate Language Arts Education Classes

  • Writing: Process to Product
  •  Nurturing Young Authors
  • Literacy Assessment
  • Diagnostic and Prescriptive Reading Techniques
  • Advanced Educational Psychology
  • Using Movement in the Classroom
  • Children’s/Young Adult Literature
  • Classroom-Based Assessment-Practical Strategies for Powerful Learning
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Understanding by Design

Related or Impactful Workshops*

  • The Neuropsychology of Reading and Written Language Disorders- A Framework for Effective Interventions
  • DIBELS Assessment
  • Writing to Learn
  • Implementing and Adapting Outstanding Literacy Practice for Educators Grades 7-12
  • Brain Injury - Concussion and Beyond
  • Wilson 3 Day Applied Methods
  • Bearing Witness
  • Overcoming Dyslexia

*I have attended numerous workshops over the years. The most recent, The Neuropsychology of Reading, informed my understanding of dyslexia and other language disorders in their neurological foundation. I was proud to see the Wilson Program listed in every list of successful interventions.

 

Philosophy

I have had the great fortune to teach children for almost 20 years. I have taught in the classroom on two coasts and with many diverse learners in very different communities. My classroom experience ranges from 2nd through 8th grade. My tutoring experience has covered grades 1st through 12th.

What my wide range of experiences have shown me is that every child who sits before me is a unique learner. Some children come to learning very easily. Others are highly intelligent but distracted. Most children, including my three, are average with varying degrees of a work ethic or executive functioning abilities. And there are those that just hope to coast through, despite everyone’s best efforts and for a multitude of reasons. Regardless of the mix of skills and abilities, each and every child is different.

Of all the combinations of personal qualities and skills that make up the uniqueness of a learner, there are a number of learning issues that I find are difficult to address in the classroom setting. One of those is dyslexia.