WELCOME
Welcome to Melanie Marie Custom Tutoring and Creations! Here, I offer personalized tutoring services in reading, writing, math, and social/emotional skills to help students thrive. In addition, I specialize in creating unique custom crafts and items, including hats, shirts, tumblers, mugs, and water bottles. Let's work together to enhance learning and creativity!
About Me.
I am a proud Mom of three boys, and I have been an educator since 2009. I have worked with individuals from ages 2-21. I have extensive experience with individuals diagnosed with; Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit-Hyperactive-Disorder (ADHD),Developmental and Cognitive Disorder (DCD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Physical Impairments (PI), Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD), and Severe and Multiple Impairments (SMI). I truly believe that each individual is unique and possess an array of strengths. I am passionate about teaching individuals the skills they need to become self-confident and resilient individuals who are knowledgeable and aware of their areas of strengths and needs.
Education
Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
-Phonological Awareness
-Orton-Gillingham Plus
-Morphology Plus
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Key Take Aways:
-Phonological Awareness:
-Assessment
-Rhyming and Alliteration
-Sentence Segmentation
-Syllables- segmenting and blending
- Onset and Rimes- Blending and Segmenting
- Phonemic Awareness- Blending Phonemes into words, Segmenting words into sounds,
Deleting and manipulating sounds into spoken words.
-Orton-Gillingham Plus
-Structured Literacy
- Explicit Systematic Phonics Instruction
- Multi-Sensory Approach- Visual-Auditory- Kinesthetic Input
- Lesson Planning and Structured Routines
-Teaching key concepts- Phonological awareness, phonics, word analysis, spelling, fluency,
vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.
-Assessment
-Progress Monitoring to make data-driven instructional decisions.
- Morphology Plus
-Assessment
- Implement and create structured literacy lesson based on morphology, vocabulary,
fluency and comprehension.
-Teaching morphology in the context of rich vocabulary.
-Teach students to use morphology as a cognitive strategy
-Teach important parts of words systematically and with opportunities to re-teach and
practice.
-Explicit instruction in meaningful contexts.
-Understand parts of words base, prefix- suffix ​​​
Center forAdvanced Research in Education- Advanced Language and Literacy
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Key Take Aways:
-Strengthening Core Instruction
- Assessment as a tool- Using assessments as a way to inform and guide instruction in the big six literacy skills; reading comprehension, listening, speaking, vocabulary and critical thinking.
-Using Evidenced based practices that effective for all students including students who are struggling.
-Creating an inclusive learning environment- ensuring all students feel safe, valued, and respected.
-Linguistically Diverse Learners- ways to support language development using visual aids, and providing opportunities for students to practice their language skills.
Lexia
Lanague Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling
Key Take Aways:
-Science of Reading- Body of research that identifies the five fundamental pillars of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary.
-In-depth Knowledge- deep understanding of language and literacy.
-Shifting away from isolated skills- advocating for teaching comprehension through text-based strategies, rather than isolating skills like phonic or vocabulary.
-Practice- applying knowledge into learning in the classroom.
Master of Sceince
Saint Cloud State University
Studied Special Education.
Key Take Aways:
--Understanding Disabilities and their impacts on educational progress.
-Researching and implementing evidence based interventions to ensure student progress.
- Progress Monitoring- Analyzing student data to ensure effectiveness of target intervention.
-Assessment- Collecting information both formally and informally to create a comprehensive evaluation determining student educational needs. Creating student individual education plans with measurable goals to ensure student progress.
- Ensuring Access Equity and Access to Evidence based Curriculum- Ensuring students have access to accommodations and modifications need to learn.
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Bachelor of Science
University of River Falls- Wisconsin
Studied Communication Science and Disorder.
Key Take Aways:
-Foundational Knowledge of Human Communication- Biological, physical, social, and linguistic aspects of communication.
-Understanding of Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders- understanding of various communication disorders related to speech, language, and hearing.
-Development of Critical Thinking and Analytical Skills- Learning to apply empirical evidence and scientific perspective to the process of determining evidence-based interventions for enhancing communication skills.
Tutoring
Individualized Tutoring instruction using evidence based interventions.
