Allison has over twenty years of classroom teaching experience as an intervention specialist ranging from elementary to middle to high school. Allison is excited to join Adult Literacy Ohio to support adults who want to build their skills in reading, writing, and communication.
Throughout her 21-year teaching career, Ashley has worked with a variety of students in the elementary setting. Ashley uses both Orton Gillingham methods and Wilson Foundations. She is very passionate about reading and loves showing people the joys of reading.
Ashley is a licensed intervention specialist and has over 12 years of experience working with people with developmental disabilities ages 5-32. Prior to teaching, Ashley was an Inclusion Support Specialist at Columbus Parks and Recreation where she advocated for and modeled best practices for inclusion throughout the Central Ohio community. Ashley is passionate about building relationships with her learners and having fun while teaching reading skills!
Atanya is a licensed intervention specialist with 11 years of experience ranging from elementary to high school levels. She can speak some Spanish and has taken English as a Second Language classes. Atanya uses Orton Gillingham in her tutoring.
Breanna’s professional experience includes working with individuals with developmental disabilities and adult populations throughout her graduate school career and clinical fellowship year. Specifically she has worked in The Ohio State University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, Columbus City Schools, OSU Wexner Medical Center, Dodd Rehabilitation, and The Ohio State University Aphasia Initiative. Breanna uses Multi-sensory, language-based approaches. All her instruction is personalized, direct, and flexible.
Carla is a literacy tutor with about a decade of teaching and tutoring experience. Carla has completed various trainings to support her work as a literacy tutor, including an intensive program, in Orton- Gillingham methods of multi-sensory literacy instruction and training on Wilson and SPIRE.
Throughout her 27-year professional career as an Intervention Specialist, Carrie has served many students with various learning disabilities and needs. She will deliver instruction specifically using the Orton-Gillingham framework.
Dawn’s professional history includes 25 years of classroom teaching experience in elementary and high school settings. She has also taught at the college level in a teacher education program for pre-service special education teachers.
Dona has been a special education teacher for 22 years and has worked with a variety of grade levels. She also brings a personal passion to this work as she has a daughter with Down syndrome. Dona is excited to join this program because she knows that the ability to read and write can help people be more independent and do so many enjoyable things.
Jessica is a licensed early childhood educator with ten years of experience in the field. Throughout her career, Jessica has supported students with a variety of abilities and needs.
