Pia works with grade level students from elementary school through high school. She draws from a variety of resources.
Literacy
– Orton Gillingham: Preventing Academic Failure & Wilson Fundations & RAVE-O by Maryanne Wolf
– Judith Hochman’s Basic Writing Skills
– Reading for Meaning
– Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD)
Math
– Stern Structural Arithmetic
– Singapore Math/Math in Focus
– Math in the City
– Investigations (TERC)
– Everyday Mathematics and Connected Mathematics
Metacognition, Executive Functioning and Study Skills
– A Mind that Is Mine: Drawing from the neurodevelopmental framework and the work of Mel Levine
– Seeing What I Need to Do: Drawing from the work of Marydee Sklar
– Study Skills: Drawing from the work of David Griswold, Edward Fry and others
Pia also consults with parents about a range of topics including (but not limited to) slow processing, attention challenges, executive functioning and organization.