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Helping students meet their goals through specific personalized, structured tuition

Providing support to students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD with individualized, multi-sensory teaching

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20 Years Of

Experience
WHAT’S MY MAIN GOAL

I specialize in providing personalized and effective one-on-one or small group tutoring.

As an Orton-Gillingham certified academic language therapist, I specialize in providing personalized and effective one-on-one or small group tutoring. My approach emphasizes multisensory learning and utilizes evidence-based strategies to address the unique needs of each student.

Learn From Experts

With 20 years to teaching experience working both in the classroom and with individual students, I am well-versed in helping students overcome learning challenges and achieve their full academic potential.

Safe Environment

Students with a learning difference have often faced many challenges and disappointments in their learning and have low self esteem. I work to provide a positive and collaborative working environment, where students feel safe and empowered to learn.

Multisensory Learning

The Orton-Gillingham approach emphasizes multisensory learning; engaging multiple senses to gather and process information, rather than relying solely on one sense. This may include using sensory prompts, such as sandpaper or rice trays to write letters or focusing on the shape of one’s mouth as sounds are made.

Executive Functioning Skills

Beyond literacy, I equip students with essential executive functioning skills crucial for middle and high school success. I work collaboratively to develop time management, planning, organization, task initiation, and study strategies. This process not only improves their academic performance but also fosters self-advocacy and boosts their self-confidence.

From The Orton-Gillingham Community

The Orton-Gillingham Academy (OGA) is a certifying and accrediting body dedicated to upholding the highest professional and ethical standards for the practice of the Orton-Gillingham (OG) Approach for the treatment of dyslexia.

ORTON-GILLINGHAM CERTIFIED

For students with dyslexia, I provide explicit and systematic phonics instruction, focusing on reading, spelling, and comprehension strategies.

  • Supportive learning environment
  • Orton-Gillingham certified
  • Evidence-based strategies
  • Individualized lesson plans
  • Tailored materials
  • Small group tutoring

The Orton Gillingham Lesson

Here is a sample Orton-Gillingham lesson with multisensory activities in action.

Achieve Your Goals

I work collaboratively to improve time management, planning, organization, task initiation, and study skills.

Let’s Discover

Hear from previous student stories about my work.

We are so grateful for Mrs. McAndrew! She is experienced, reliable, and truly connects with our daughter, making learning both effective and enjoyable. Her expertise in the Orton-Gillingham approach helped build our daughter’s reading skills and she actually looked forward to their sessions”

“Mrs. McAndrew is professional, communicative, and genuinely cares about her students. We recommend her to any family looking for a patient, knowledgeable, and encouraging tutor for a child with dyslexia. Lauren, parent of a 4th grader”

“Lorraine McAndrew’s ability to connect with my daughter is something I am forever grateful. She came into her world when she was struggling in first grade with the basic foundations of math and reading. She brought her up to a point where she would pick up a book and start to read, and play out as the teacher in Orton Gillingham”

“Her ability to teach the foundations for OG has helped my daughter tremendously in her career at school.  Mrs. McAndrew created confidence in her.  Mrs. McAndrew was also there to communicate her strengths and weakness to me.  She is extremely honest and patient.  ”

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