Are you a parent whose child

• Has never caught up from Covid learning loss?

• Misplaces assignments, forgets books, or doesn’t know how to study?

• Gets anxious about school, homework and tests? 

Are you an educator or allied professional who

• Works with students who face learning and/or social-emotional challenges?

• Strives to keep up with the latest on best practices in education?

• Seeks colleagues with whom to share ideas, information and learning opportunities?

Come meet a variety of local specialists who provide learning solutions and academic support including: tutors, speech & language specialists, executive function coaches, and educational therapists from Marin Educators in Private Practice (MEPP). MEPP is a community of educators and allied-professionals who strive to improve the academic and social-emotional skills of children and adults in Marin with learning challenges. MEPP connects the community with these highly qualified educators and professionals in private practice, while also providing its members with professional development, networking opportunities and a community of colleagues.

PROGRAM

10:15AM | Welcome with Michele Lane, MS, BCET, Lane’s Learning Center
Michele Lane is one of MEPP’s founding members and is an educational therapist with more than 42 years of teaching experience in the Bay Area.

10:30-10:50AM | Teaching the Struggling Student: How to think like an educational therapist
Diana Kennedy, MA, BCET, Mindspark

11:00-11:20AM | Evaluations: Taking the First Steps Toward Academic Success 
Mary Cunningham, Ph.D., Pediatric Neuropsychologist

11:30-11:50AM | Community Education and Support for Parents of Neurodiverse Students
Caroline Towery, M.Ed., ET/P, Adapted Learning, LLC, & Co-Founder: Marin Parents Education Group

12:30-12:50PM | The Intersection of Anxiety and Learning Disabilities
Marlese Kaufman, MSW, Dyslexia Interventionist, Founder of KPA, LLC, & Co-Founder: Marin Parents Education Group

12:55 -1:00PM | Closing Remarks