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Melissa is a Certified Academic Language Therapist with over 15 years experience helping students with dyslexia and other language-related learning differences. She is a graduate of Utah State University with a Master of Arts Degree in History. She envisioned spending her life doing historical research in a dusty library and publishing books no one ever wanted to read. But, life had a way of redirecting her path.
When her third child struggled desperately to read, Melissa's research led her to the field of dyslexia and related learning disabilities. Through professional education, she became acquainted with and trained in Structured Literacy and Orton-Gillingham methods of dyslexia remediation.
She enjoys watching Korean dramas. She is learning Korean which is an addition to learning German, Russian, and Spanish.
“Kids with dyslexia are just the best. When they start working with you, they have often been bruised by the educational system. When they realize that they can learn how to read, you see this positive change in them and their confidence. One of my favorite quotes from a student I taught: 'Don’t tell my Mom, but I kinda like coming here.’ Another is: ‘I used to sort of guess at the words and make something up, and now I can read the words. And I can do it really fast!’”
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