Educational Therapist Is New Contributor
We are pleased to announce that Megan V. Cohen, M.Ed., Educational Therapist, and founder and director of La Jolla Learningworks, will be joining An Educated Choice as a special contributor and expert, specifically addressing issues related to standardized test preparation for the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE).
Megan is a passionate educator with a firm belief in the effectiveness of individualized, one-on-one instruction. She specializes in reading intervention for children with dyslexia, study skills and metacognitive strategies, and standardized test preparation.
A San Diego native and La Jolla High School graduate, Megan received her B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in International Political Economy and her Master’s degree in Elementary Education and California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
From August 2004 through January 2009, Megan served as Elementary Director for Wells Academic Solutions, developing a successful K-6 program. Megan’s professional background includes teaching first grade through Teach for America in inner city Los Angeles, mentoring and tutoring inner city students, and presenting teacher-training workshops on school-site and for the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE).
Megan is currently pursuing her Certificate in Educational Therapy through the UC Riverside Extension. She has taken continuing education courses on reading assessment and instruction, dyslexia, and ADHD through the UC Extension Programs and the Center for Child Development at UC Irvine. In addition, she completed Lindamood-Bell’s training on the language processing programs, Seeing Stars and Visualizing and Verbalizing. Megan currently serves on the board of the San Diego Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (www.interdys.org) and is active in the Association for Educational Therapists (www.aetonline.com).
More information about Megan, La Jolla Learningworks, and their services that include ISEE test prep, may be found on their website at http://www.ljlearningworks.com/.
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We knew Megan when she was at Wells Academic a few years ago and she really helped our child. Nice to see her on here and hear about the La Jolla Learning Works.