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Welcome to South Shore Literacy Services.
I am Patricia McNamara, and I have worked in the field of Education for over 20 years in a wide variety of settings.
What sets me apart from other professionals in my field?
● Data – I start by collecting baseline data to provide a starting point for instruction. I follow up with monthly progress monitoring reports to show how your child is progressing.
● Personal Experience – I have been there and I understand the emotional struggle for a parent and a child when what typically is another skill to be checked off in the baby book becomes a confusing struggle. I have great empathy for parents who have an expectation that their child will learn to read at school and that does not happen.
● Emotionally Sensitive – By the time a child sits across the table from me they have experienced failure repeatedly. My
instruction is designed to be aware of this and provide a safe environment for skill development
● Expertise – My training has come from the institutions in Massachusetts that offer the BEST instruction for students with reading struggles; Carroll School, Friends Academy Sally Borden Program, and Landmark School.
● IEP Team Support – It is always all about the student! I have a great deal of experience working with IEP Teams to provide data, insight, and expertise about how to provide intervention and support for students with Dyslexia.
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Is your child struggling in school?
● Do they often have reading errors that show no connection to the sounds of the letters on the page?
● Do they complain about how hard reading is and find excuses to avoid it?
● Is there a history of reading problems in parents or siblings?
● Do they have trouble sounding out even simple words like cat, map,
nap?
● Do they have challenges putting thoughts into written form?
● Tends to be good at Math but word problems are very difficult?
If you said “yes” to many of the items above, you may want to read our section titled, “What is Dyslexia”.
Dyslexic Strengths
Dyslexia often comes with many unseen gifts these may include:
● Seeing the bigger picture
● Finding the odd one out.
● Improved pattern recognition.
● Good spatial knowledge.
● Picture Thinkers.
● Sharper peripheral vision.
● Business entrepreneurs.
● Highly creative.
Resources
There are many wonderful resources to support teachers, parents, and students, here are a few I would recommend