The Academic Bee

Rachel Whilby. M. Ed has been in education for 12 years. She has received teacher training at some of the most prominent schools in NY and GA for educating students with language based learning differences. Rachel has experience working with students in private, public, and charter schools and has classroom experience in grades 4-9 in all subject areas. Additionally , she is Orton-Gillingham certified; trained in multisensory, direct instruction approaches; and experienced in directly teaching executive function and organizational skills. Rachel has presented at national conferences and led professional developments on a variety of topics which speak to her knowledge of best practices and strategies to aid struggling learners.

This expertise makes her the ideal learning support for students who have a wide variety of academic needs including, but not limited to:

Content area support in math, science, and social studies

Skills based support for studying, reading comprehension, and the organization of writing

Decoding and encoding (reading and spelling)

Executive functioning, organization of materials, and long range planning