Child & Family Psychological Services, Inc.
89 Access Road, Unit 24
Norwood, MA 02062
781-551-0999 – www.cfpsych.org 

EDUCATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM

 

Study & Organizational Skills Program

Our educational specialist will work with the parents and child to identify individual areas of challenge and design a personalized program. This program may cover strategies to develop stronger organizational skills including:
 

  › Organizing and planning assignments including essays, reports, projects, etc.

  › Time management including daily, weekly, and monthly scheduling

  › Study space planning

  › Notebook and note-taking organization

  › Preparing for tests 

  › Test taking strategies

  › General Study Skills

Academic/Homework Support Program
Many students need morel support and direct instruction than they receive in school.  Our educational specialist works in small groups or one-to-one with students on homework assignments, preparing for tests and on other academic work with which they need assistance. Within the context of their academic assignments, students work on skills such as following directions, effective reading of a textbook and strategies for organizing their time and materials.  This extra support helps students who have difficulty organizing and planning, paying attention or completing assignments independently.

Our primary goals are:

                           
Individualized Reading Instruction
Our educational specialist uses a phonics-based approach (decoding/encoding) for direct, individualized reading, spelling and writing instruction. The programs are designed to increase a student's current skill in reading and spelling to a mastery level.  The ultimate goal is for students to independently apply these skills to their academic studies. 

 

This method is generally designed for students who: 
 › Find it difficult to read isolated words
 › Often guess at words from context
 › Have reading disabilities that cause them to reverse, substitute, add, invert or omit letters
 › Are poor spellers

Julie Struzziery-Gordon, M.Ed. received her B.A. in English from Merrimack College before completing her Masters of Education at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Currently, Julie co-runs the Life Skills/Vocational program at Weymouth High School. She also has specialized training in reading instruction.  Julie is dually certified as a Massachusetts regular and special needs educator and has taught in both regular and special education classrooms.

INITIAL INTAKE/CONSULTATION

All services require an initial intake/consultation meeting which takes place at one of our offices in Braintree or Norwood.  This meeting lasts 45-60 minutes and allows the client and/or their family, and the educational specialist, to get the information necessary to decide if our services are appropriate for the client. 
 

WHERE
Currently services are provided in our Norwood and Braintree offices. Home based services are also available on a limited basis for students living on the south shore.

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