Who Are We?

Jean C Tucker, M.Ed., CCC-SLP

Jean has specialized in teaching basic spoken and written language skills as well as the cognitive skills which are necessary for becoming proficient in academic endeavors. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Rhode Island and then worked with economically disadvantaged students, delinquent children, and emotionally handicapped children before raising a family in New Hampshire. She obtained a master's degree in Language and Literacy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. She completed her training in speech and language pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions and received her Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology. She also received her certification in Orton-Gillingham at the Carroll School in Lincoln, Massachusetts. She trained in and instructs others in the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing (LiPS) program and Precision Teaching. She is trained in the Prompts for Restructuring Oral Motor Phonetic Targets (PROMPT) program, Instrumental Enrichment cognitive skills curricula, Learning Propensity Assessment Device cognitive skills evaluation system. Recently she has trained to become a coach for Cogmed Working Memory Training™.

Julia W. Higgins, B.A., Learning Disabilities Tutor

Julia has taught reading, language arts and study skills in both classroom and tutorial settings for almost thirty years. She earned a B.A. in English from the University of New Hampshire and teaching certificate in Secondary English from Lesley College. She then worked at Landmark School in Beverly, Massachusetts for eight years as a teacher, tutor, supervisor, and study-skills department head. During her time there, Julia received training in Landmark's Orton-Gillingham-based method for teaching reading and spelling, as well as training in effective instructional practices for teaching language arts, organization skills and study skills. While raising three sons, she has continued to tutor students privately and in local public schools. Julia is trained in the Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing program (LiPS), Precision Teaching, and Instrumental Enrichment; she enjoys working with students of all ages.