Dr. Conca's Learning Solutions
How We Help
All services are provided by Dr. Lydia Conca on site at her office or virtually. As needed, home visits and attendance at important school meetings can be scheduled.
Intervention Tutoring
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For students with dyslexic profiles, structured literacy methods, such as Orton-Gillingham, are used. Students’ performance is closely monitored and written progress summaries are provided. Based on this data, intervention will continue as planned or be modified. When a method doesn’t work, we change instruction. We don’t blame the child!
Intervention tutoring:
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lasts for 30-60 minutes, adjusted to child/student capacity
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is delivered in-person, or
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delivered as a hybrid – a combination of in-person and virtual.
Evaluations
Independent Literacy Evaluations
Usually requested by a school or child advocates and seek to resolve a dispute.
Diagnostic Reading Evaluations
Identify specific strengths and weaknesses. Consideration of current and future grade expectations guides interpretation of test results.
Screening for Dyslexia and Executive Function Processing
Brief assessments that provide an indication of whether the child or young adult is at-risk for the condition and might benefit from further testing.
Coaching & Consultation
Parent Coaching for homeschooled children experiencing reading difficulty and for supplementing school-based literacy instruction at home. Home visits by Dr. Conca may be scheduled, with follow-up video chats. There is a travel fee.
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Parent Consultation for navigating the special education system is available. Help interpreting and analyzing records is available for:
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neuro-psychological and psycho-educational evaluations,
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Individual Education Plans (IEPs), and
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504 Accommodation plans
Educator Consultation for improving reading performance of students with disabilities and “non-responders” in school tiered support systems is available. On-site teacher and related service professional development can be arranged:
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Dyslexia
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Reading and Executive Function
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Science of Reading and Instruction