Pamela Duncan, M.Ed.

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Bio/Description:

BIO:

•B.A. in Psychology, UCLA

•M.Ed. in Child Development, Tufts University

•Certifications: Elementary Education, Moderate Special Needs, •Consulting Teacher

•Taught, consulted and developed curriculum in public and private schools in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

•Private educational therapy practice for more than 20 years

•Educational Specialist at Children’s Hospital for over 20 years, collaborating with pediatricians and psychologists and providing norm-referenced as well as qualitative assessments

•Educational Specialist at Franciscan Hospital for Children

•Trained in a wide range of methods including RAVE-O, Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading, Project Read, Framing Your Thoughts, Lindamood-Bell, Visualizing and Verbalizing, Read Naturally, EmPOWER, Thinking Maps, Landmark Study Skills, Landmark Math and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA)

SERVICES PROVIDED:

•Educational assessments and consultations for students with learning difficulties including dyslexia and executive dysfunction. I provide specific, practical educational prescriptions for teachers.

•Year round educational therapy using diagnostic-prescriptive teaching. I provide targeted intervention in areas of reading, written language, math, organizational skills and study skills. Phonological awareness, fluency training and scaffolding are key components of my work. I design goal-oriented curriculum using a blend of methods and materials to engage students in clear academic progress.

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Endorsements

Posted on: Tue, 11/08/2011 - 09:06 #1

Trish

Joined: 2008-08-03

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Pam Duncan worked with my son this summer for five weeks, for one- hour-a-day sessions. Our goal was to keep his reading from regressing over the summer. Not only did he not regress, he made substantial improvement in his reading fluency. Pam incorporated several phonics and decoding methods in her sessions. After reading paragraphs together with my son, she asked probing questions which forced him to concentrate and think about the content, not just read the words. She also varied each session which made it interesting for him over the summer. Games were incorporated. Writing skills were reviewed. After the sessions, Pam sent me a thorough and comprehensive appraisal of my son's progress to date which will be used going forward in his reading/writing support. I highly recommend Pam and we will use her again in the future.

Posted on: Tue, 11/08/2011 - 09:06 #2

Margaret

Joined: 2008-09-24

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We are the biggest Pam Fans around! My son has worked with Pam for 3 years now, and I believe her tutoring forms the basis of his education on which his schooling is supported. When my son started with Pam, he could barely write the alphabet much less spell correctly because of his dyslexia. Within 6 months, he was writing full sentences and spelling many of the words correctly. Within two years he was fully remediated in his ability to recognize and reproduce English phonemes. Furthermore-Pam has taught him how to organize his thoughts on paper as well as how to research reading materials successfully and efficiently. His essays are marvelous. Pam has given him the tools to express his wonderful insights and observations. Now she is previewing middle school material with him so he is prepared for that new challenge. We are actually looking forward to middle school- never thought I would be saying that!

Posted on: Tue, 01/17/2012 - 20:12 #3

eliza

Joined: 2008-06-04

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My son worked with Pam when he was very young. She was fantastic. I've since recommended her to both a third grader and an eleventh grader. Both parents have raved about the progress their child made with Pam.

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