Mary Moore, M.Ed,  W.D.T.

Education

  • M.Ed, Temple University, 1991

  • B.A., Temple University, 1988

Certifications

  • Wilson Reading Program Level 2 Certification (therapist), 2025

  • MultiSensory Math Teaching Level Certification, 2023

  • IDA Dyslexia Practitioner Certification (CDP), 2016

  • Wilson Reading Program Level 1 Certification (practitioner), 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 Courses*

  • The Writing Revolution’s Pedagogy Course in the Hochman Method, Advanced Thinking Through Writing in Grades 3-12.

  • 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 and IDA Conferences

  • Bearing Witness

  • Overcoming Dyslexia

*I have attended numerous workshops and certifications over the years. I deeply believe in pushing myself to be a better instructor. Helping struggling children learn to read and write to their potential is my life’s mission and my passion and my studies helps to give them every advantage I can in this intervention. My most recent certification, Wilson Level 2 , took two and a half years to earn. It required small group instruction, advanced level instruction, evaluating educational research as it concerned language education and dyslexia, and the refinement of my instruction. The results for the students were clear, and the entire program has made me a far better instructor.

Philosophy

In addition to being a mother of three, I have had the great fortune to teach children for almost 30 years. I have taught in the classroom on two coasts, with diverse learners in very different communities. My classroom experience ranged from 2nd through 8th grade. My tutoring experience ranges from grades kindergarten through 12th.

What my wide range of experiences have shown me is that every child who sits before me is a unique learner with a range of strengths and weaknesses. In every single student, the most important qualities for success in the classroom and beyond did NOT revolve around IQ. Their success was a matter of work ethic, perseverance, and an intrinsic desire to learn.

We all know that some children come to learning easily, and the biggest challenge for the parents and teachers is encouraging them to do their best. On the other hand, some children will struggle to keep up, and others struggle for even the smallest of gains. As I frequently tell my students, it isn’t fair their brain learns like this, but it is what it is, and their job is to deal with it. Time and time again, I see these students become some of the most amazing people. Their later success isn’t DESPITE their challenges, it’s literally rooted in the gifts that came from having to work and think harder than everyone around them. Learning to strive when you must work harder than most of your classmates can become your superpower.

Most of my students now are dyslexic or younger children struggling to learn to read and spell. Despite an average to above average IQ, they have not cracked the reading code. Perhaps they read well enough, but they can’t write a legible or complete sentence. Regardless of the mix of skills and abilities, each child is unique. You have to meet them where they are to bring them to their full potential. Dealing with dyslexia is hard work, and my job is to help them buy into what we are doing, engage with their own learning, and find the joy and pride in their work.