Educational Consultant
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Personalized Tutoring
Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Hamptons
Private Tutoring
Why Private Tutoring: All children benefit from one-on-one tutoring. Some children need targeted skill practice, while others need academic enrichment. Whichever path you choose, private tutoring will equip your child for success in school.
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What I Do: I am a trained reading and writing specialist, and former classroom teacher. I have over fourteen years of experience working in preschool, elementary and middle school classrooms. This experience sets me apart from other tutors. I use a multi-sensory approach to help your child reach their academic goals. I work with your child to identify gaps and reinforce skills. I create a tailor-made curriculum around their strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, I provide parents with both long term and short term goals for their child. As a former teacher, I understand that learning in a classroom comes with its own unique challenges. I work with your child's teachers to create goals and lessons. I ask each teacher to fill out a learning profile on your child, allowing me to maximize my tutoring. Most importantly, I will build a love of learning and curiosity for your child.
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Services
Reading intervention and support
Elementary English and History
Middle School English and History
Early reading skills (ages 4-5)
Early writing skills (ages 4-5)
Early numeracy skills (ages 3-6)
Organizational coaching (for home and school)
Early childhood education enrichment
Elementary and Middle School summer curriculum enrichment (reading and writing)
Learning disabilities: dyslexia; hyperlexia, auditory; visual processing
Essay writing
IEP and evaluation support
Preschool readiness skills
Create literacy rich environment for infants and toddlers
Test Prep
I work with students providing them with the critical skills and confidence they need in order to succeed. Test prep is important because it exposes students to the formatting and time restraints of tests. I work with students to identify and target areas in which they need support, such as essay writing, process of elimination or time management. Our test prep services are listed below:
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Gifted and Talented Test
Private School Test (ISEE, SSAT, HSPT)
Essay Writing Test Prep
AP English and History Exams
Home Partnership
I work with parents to create fun home learning connections. Some of the materials I provide for parents include:
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Interactive writing activities to do with your children
Enriching read alouds, with questions to ask your child to increase comprehension
Suggestions on building an appropriate home library for your child
Recommending and creating games that build phonemic concepts
Educational Consulting
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School Placement
Your partner in finding your child the perfect fit.
Special Education School Placement
Expert Guidance
Choosing the best specialize education school for your child can be daunting. I know from both personal and professional experience how important it is to find the right environment that nurtures your child and provides them with the tools for success. Through my many contacts in the school admissions world, I find schools that maintain the tenets of a good special education program. They are: safety, predictability and consistency.
I take the guess work out of picking the right school for your child. I personally visit schools and spend a day observing several classrooms across grades, discussing their teaching methods and connecting with admission officers. You will receive individual profiles on the schools that are the best fit for your child. I will personally hold your hand through the application process.
My promise is that you and your child will get unparalleled individual attention from me. I personally set up tutoring and play sessions to get to know your child one-on-one. From this I can gauge what type of learner they are and where to best place them. My philosophy is not to just get your child into a school, but the right school for them. I also work with all their providers to come up with the best fit. I stay on with your child for 3-6 months after their placement to ensure they are making the right progress. I have a large network of providers that I have cherry picked as the best. I provide recommendations for educational lawyers, neuropych evaluations, occupational therapist, speech therapist, parent support programs and summer programs, to name a few.
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School Placements Provided For:
Learning disabilities
Dyslexia
ADHA
Executive Functioning
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Language Processing
Sensory Processing
Emotional Disturbance
Intellectual Disabilities.
Preschool and Kindergarten Placement
The Path to Success
Choosing your child's first school experience can be an overwhelming task. I help parents navigate this difficult and stressful process. I have over ten years of experience working in, and developing early childhood programs. This enables me cherry pick the best programs for your child. I set up play sessions to get to know your child, their interests and hidden talents. I help parents decipher what type of school is best for their child, whether it is a Montessori, Reggio Emilia or more traditional school. I personally hold your hand through the process, helping prepare for interviews, and creating application timelines. Most importantly, I provide parents with the security and confidence that they are making the best decision for their child's future.
Infant/Toddler Workshops
A Comprehensive Approach
Early language, literacy and math skills are learned best through every day moments with your child. These skills are developed at a rapid rate within the first three years of a child’s life. They are shaped by the nature of everyday life, parent interactions and activities. All parents want to enforce these skills on a daily basis, but they are often unsure on how to teach their young children how to read, write and count. Parents can choose between 1-5 sessions, in which, I will teach them how to incorporate literacy and math into their home environments.
Expert Guidance
I will create learning experiences in the home environment that are critical for young children’s development. By providing materials, parent education and recreating physical spaces in the home, I will help children learn to investigate the world through their home environment. Providing these positive early learning experiences within the home will lead to substantial social and educational benefits that can have lasting and life changing impacts. The home learning activities I provide are research based and educationally and developmentally stimulating.
Home Learning Activities
·    Storytelling and book-based activities
·    Sound games
·    Reading and writing stations
·    Read aloud and activities
·    Creating a print rich environment
·    Math games
·    Counting stations
·    Sensory bins
·    Creating routines that foster a love of learning
Testimonials
What’s Being Said
It is an honor to recommend Joanna and her services. Joanna is an extremely talented educator . One of her strongest qualities is her ability to create curriculum that is fun and engaging to the students, differentiated for all levels. Joanna is wonderful with children, and children are drawn to her. My two children just adore her. I know you will be extremely pleased with Joanna and her teaching abilities.
Libby B.
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I highly recommend Joanna! She has mastered the skill of teaching all students to work at the top of their ability. Joanna exudes a confidence and ease in her work with children that can only come from years of experience.
Joanna’s care, compassion, and expertise as a teacher—especially of helpful reading tricks and tools!— sets her apart from other tutoring agencies.
She presents material and activities to kids in way that meets them where they are while also encouraging them to work beyond their own possibilities. Definitely recommend to others!
Kami E.
I cannot recommend Joanna enough. She is a passionate teacher, who inspires her students to learn. She's able to connect with children of all ages, and has a talent for teaching simple concepts, as well as more advanced topics.
Justine F.
Bio
Joanna Abrahams is the founder of Read Write NYC. She has over 14 years of experience as a Reading Specialist and Elementary School Teacher. She has taught in Public, Charter and Private schools in New York and New Jersey. She has created curriculum for Common Core, STEM and Montessori based schools. She received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. She also received her Masters in Education from Sarah Lawrence College, having gained admittance into their accelerated Masters program. She is New York State certified to teach preschool through sixth grade.
Joanna understands that professional development is an integral part of her growth as a tutor. She is trained in Wilson Reading program and regularly attends conferences and training programs at Columbia University. She is passionate about furthering her knowledge on the latest teaching methods. Because she believes in teaching the 'whole child', she has attended and received certifications in Mindfulness Meditation for children, Responsive Classroom and various other behavior based programs.
Joanna has first-hand knowledge of the realities of school. She will work with your child to transfer the skills they learn in their tutoring sessions to the classroom.
Contact Me:
Email: Readwritenyc@gmail.com
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Cancellation Policy:
We kindly ask that you give us 24 hours notice if you cancel. After 24 hours, you will be charged a 75% fee.
Free Consultation:
I provide an initial 20 minute consultation free of charge.