Educational Therapy is individualized instruction that utilizes information from the client’s social, emotional, and educational history to remediate learning difficulties.Educational Therapists at Central Coast Language and Learning Center are trained to facilitate learning cognitive, language, academic and behavioral skills and strategies.

Educational therapists are trained to assess and remediate areas of difficulty, and to teach compensatory strategies to students with learning disabilities, and other learning differences. Educational Therapists at Central Coast Language and Learning Center will provide mentoring, communication with teachers, and individual instruction.

Educational therapy sessions range from 30 minutes long to 2 hour sessions. The treatment sessions are goal driven and data based to clearly track academic progress. Therapists receive ongoing training to remain current in the research and methods of treatment. Individuals come to Central Coast Language and Learning Center with learning differences that range from mild learning problems to those who have complex learning disabilities. Our scope of practice includes:

• Learning style differences
• Specific Learning Disabilities (including dyslexia, language disorders, and nonverbal learning disabilities)
• Attention difficulties (including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
• Gifted learners
• Autism

Some of the areas that educational therapy can address include:

• Sound symbol correspondence
• Phonological awareness
• Decoding/encoding
• Reading fluency
• Reading comprehension
• Fine motor control and handwriting
• Written expression and organization
• Math
• Cognitive skills development
• Test taking strategies
• Assistive technology
• Self Advocacy

On site tutoring: CCLLC Educational Therapists offer on site tutoring at several local schools for students who need ongoing, regular support for their learning issues but need to meet during the school day in order to meet other after school commitments. During weekly sessions, students receive instruction in specific strategies to improve the ease and efficiency of skills, as well as general academic coaching. Whenever possible, students’ coursework is used as the basis for skills instruction.

CCLLC’s Educational Therapists’ training includes:

• Orton-Gillingham Reading and Spelling Instruction: Slingerland, alphabetic Phonics, Wilson Language Training, Scottish Rite Dyslexia Training, Barton Reading and Spelling, LANGUAGE!, Lindamood Bell, TIME for Teachers, Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping, Words Their Way Spelling, Language Circle Writing, Anita Archer Reading Comprehension and Sentence Refinement, Reading Fluency
• Handwriting Without Tears
• Making Math Real
• Social Skills Training
• Executive Functioning, Organization, Mediated Learning
• Management, Communication, Differentiating instruction for elementary, middle and high school teachers in core and content curriculum
• Educational Technology: Alphabetic approach to teaching typing, Inspiration, Voice dictation software, books on tape, reading fluency and comprehension
• Educational Advocacy: 504 Accommodation Plans, Test Preparation and Accommodations for standardized testing: ERB, SSAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT