Special Education Professionals: Educational Alternatives

College/College Prep for the LD teen

Nationwide and International Services

Advocates for Human Potential-- Educational Planning with Personalized Guidance

Andrew Erkis, Ph.D., Educational Consulting --guides familes from around the country to appropriate placement options for their struggling child, teenager, or young adult

Autistic Interactive Click Pages-- Over 200 pages of multimedia learning, support, and information services

Bodin Associates--More than 18 years experience in finding the right school or placement

Bass Educational Services, LLC, -- provides college planning for students with LD and ADHD

Campus Selections -- educational guidance service that assists students with ADHD, LD, Drug/Alcohol Dependency, Behavior/Emotional issues to find the right program

Child1st Publications -- Multi-sensory Teaching Tools offer Multisensory Phonics, Multisensory Reading Instruction -- see reading results in children when all other means have failed.

College Living Experience -- post-secondary programs provides intensive assistance to college students with special needs at campuses across the U.S.

Ceres Psychological Services -- educationalal psychologists support parents navigating special ed services via phone, fax, and email

Educational Connections, LLC --Find the right school or therapeutic program for your at-risk teen or special needs child

Encompass Learning Solutions --Reading and Math Specialists and Educational Consultants on-line, and in person in Kansas City area

Ellen Heard, Inc. --Personally resarched school placement world-wide for at-risk or emotionally suffering teens

Horizon Family Solutions -- school placement and counseling for at risk teens and their families

EdAnywhere--an alternative long distance education program designed to help youth & adults. All teachers special ed certified.


EducationalOptions, LLC (Massachusetts) --Helps you find the right school or program for troubled or at risk teens

EducationalOptions, LLC (Ohio) --Assessment and school and program placement for LD kids/teens and at risk teens

Edufax (with Marcia Rubinstein) --Educational consulting, placement, and advocacy

The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning -- school placement, Educational Consulting, and Advocacy, for students with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, at risk issues and other Learning Disabilities

Homeschool Phone Book--web site offering a tremendous directory of resources for homeschoolers and their parents

Lindy Kahn Associates, Inc., -- Educational Consultation and Placement Options for Special Needs Students

Mason Associates , School placement and educational consulting for children and teens with special needs

Ombudsman Program for At Risk Teens -- accredited, alternative learning option with school districts across the US for middle school and high school

Spectrum Center Schools and Programs -- serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Practice Effective Guidance Strategies (PEGS) --Software to help teachers and homeschooling parents with effective teaching strategies

School Finders--helps parents locate the right school for at-risk, ADD, AD/HD, special needs, average and gifted children worldwide.




Smart Tutor --An Effective Online Supplemental Reading and Math Software Program for Children with Special Needs




Therapeutic Educational Consulting-- assessing and placing kids into therapeutic schools and programs.

Dyslexia Parents Resource--information and world-wide resources about dyslexia for parents of children who are, or may be, dyslexic.

The National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education--provides all sorts of support to parents of children in special education

Teen Rescue-- nationwide support service to families with teens in crisis seeking the right school or program.

Time 4 Learning --Student-Paced Online Learning for Special Needs education, Preschool through 8th Grade




Tutors Teach--find qualified tutors, in all subject areas, for all grades, nationwide.

TutorMatch--Parents and students search online for tutors for free, and interview as many tutors as they would like

Arizona
Statewide Services

Holbrook -- Academy of Eastern Arizona, Private Boarding School with Therapy for Girls ages 12-17 Local Services

Phoenix, Parker, Tucson -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Tucson -- Chapel Haven West in Tucson, AZ serves students with mild developmental disabilities and those on the autism spectrum in the areas of life skills, education, employment and recreation programs.

Arkansas

Sage -- Easy K Ranch, residential home and care for mentally challenged children and teens in Arkansas

California
Statewide Services

Bodin Associates, Educational Alternatives, educational consulting


Malibu--Echo Drug and alcohol treatment center allows kids to move ahead with their academic studies

Malibu--Academy at Visions, adolescent drug and alcohol rehabilitation, eating disorders and residential treatment center. Includes high school academy attendance

Local Services

Julian Youth Academy-- private Christian residential school for teenage girls that are in need of full-time supervision and redirection

Los Altos--Bodin Associates, Educational Alternatives

Los Angeles --Of One Mind, Outpatient assessment, treatment and counseling for addicted and/or troubled teens and their families; provides a comprehensive program of academic services tailored to the specific needs of each student


Buena Park--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Concord--Spectrum Center Schools and programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Daly City--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Fairfield--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Mission Valley--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Monterey -- College Living Experience, post-secondary programs provides intensive assistance to college students with special needs

Oakland--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Orange--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Pittsburgh--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

San Diego--Banyan Tree Learning Center, for Assessment and Remediation of Learning and Attention Problems

San Francisco Bay Area--Bayhill High School, a high school for students with learning differences in Oakland, California

San Jose--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

San Pablo--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Sunnyvale--a "digital literacy" program for youth with all types of disabilities

Tustin--advocacy counseling to find the right educational placement, programs, services and assessments.

Tustin-- Alpine Tutoring provides In-Home Special Education one-to-one tutoring throughout Orange County, California

Colorado

Aurora,Fountain -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Denver West--School for children grades 1 - 9 with learning disabilities and learning differences

Denver -- College Living Experience, post-secondary programs provides intensive assistance to college students with special needs

Georgetown -- Monarch Healing Center, Wilderness therapy treatment program for youths and troubled teens -- and their families

Connecticut

Westbrook--Vista Vocational & Life Skills Center, programs for adults with neurologically based disabilities

New Haven--Chapel Haven is a state-approved private special education and independent living program for young adults. Ask about our new Aspergers Syndrome program!

West Hartford--The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning, --school placement, Educational Consulting, and Advocacy, for students with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, at risk issues and other Learning Disabilities

District of Columbia

DC Metro Area--School Finders-- referrals to private schools and assessment resources

Washington -- College Living Experience, post-secondary programs provides intensive assistance to college students with special needs

DC Metro Area--Global Enrichment Solutions LLC-- school placment, educational advocacy, evaluations, therapy, tutoring, and more

Olney, serving DC Metro Area--Bass Educational Services, LLC, provides college planning for students with LD and ADHD

Metro Washington DC --Educational Connections, in home tutoring and test prep for children and teens with special education needs

Florida

Boca Raton--Lynn University, special needs college program with special needs support for students with learning disabilities

Bradenton--Broach Bradenton School offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Clearwater--The dePaul School, excellence in education for people with learning disabilities.

Davies--Conservatory Prep college-prep school offers standard courses combined with theatre, art and music, to enhance the creativity and intellectual curiosity of the 'twice gifted' learner

Ft. Lauderdale -- College Living Experience, post-secondary programs provides intensive assistance to college students with special needs

Hialeah, Homestead, Miami, N. Miami Beach, Opa Locka -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school


Jacksonville--Broach South offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Jacksonville North--Crossroads School in Jacksonville North is a Christian school for Chidren K-12 who have special education needs

Jacksonville West--Crossroads School in Jacksonville West is a Christian school for Chidren K-12 who have special education needs

Lakeland--Crossroads School in Lakeland is a Christian school for Chidren K-12 who have special education needs

Jacksonville Beach--Broach Jacksonville Beach offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Orange Park--Broach Orange Park offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Sarasota--The Thinking Center, a one stop shop educational service center, offers Tutoring, Dyslexia & Cognitive Training, IEP & Transition Services

Sarasota--The Gap School, therapeutic day school for children with ld, ADHD, Autism, Spectrum Disorders, or severely lacking in social skills

Tampa--The Ford Center for Reading, one-on-one individualized and structured multisensory therapy

Tampa, with programs in many counties --Florida Autism Center of Excellence (FACE),offers successful school programs for children and teens with Autism

Tampa--Eckerd Academy, combines fully accredited education with group and individual counseling, high-interest adventure programs and relationship and communication-building skills in a therapeutic outdoor setting

Tampa--Broach Tampa school , offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Tampa--Bishop Eton school , offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Zephyrhills--Broach Zephyrhills offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Georgia

Hinesville, Jesup, Vidalia, Douglasville, Statesboro -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Roswell--The Porter Academy, day school with multi-sensory and language-rich learning program for children with learning disabilities, grades K-5

Statewide services--StudyWorks, Test Preparation (SAT, SAT II, ACT) company serving college-bound high school students (including those with mild Learning Disabilities)

Idaho

Bonners Ferry and Coeur D'Alene -- Echo Springs Transition Study Center , residential mentoring and transition / study program for young adults with LD, recovery, and emotional challenges

Sandpoint -- Glacier Mountain Academy, residential program for at risk teen boys who are having problems with anger management, low self esteem, drug and alcohol experimentation, and school performance

Clark Fork --Timber Ridge Prep. School for Girls, alternative therapeutic boarding school for girls 14 - 17

Illinois

Statewide Locations -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Washington -- College Living Experience, post-secondary programs provides intensive assistance to college students with special needs

Deerfield--Educational Consultant specializes in college placement for students with learning disabilities and/or ADD/ADHD

Indiana

New Haven -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Kansas


Overland Park -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Kentucky


Louisville --Langsford Learning Center: one-to-one multi-sensory learning approach for reading, comprehension, visual motor, math

Maryland

DC Metro Area--School Finders, referrals to private schools and assessment resources

Towson--New Heights Learning Center, reading, language, and math remediation

Olney, serving DC Metro Area--Bass Educational Services, LLC, provides college planning for students with LD and ADHD

Ellen Heard, Inc. --Personally resarched school placement world-wide for at-risk or emotionally suffering teens

DC Metro Area--Global Enrichment Solutions LLC-- school placment, educational advocacy, evaluations, therapy, tutoring, and more

Rockville, Gaithersburg area--Learning Essentials, Academic one-on-one Tutoring, Intervention, and Achievement Testing for struggling students and those with learning disabilities

Bethesda, Rockville--National Speech/Language Therapy Center for children with learning disabilities, language delays, or children on the autistic spectrum.

Bethesda, Fairfax, DC-- Educational Connections in home tutoring and test prep for children and teens with special education needs

Statwide locations--StudyWorks, Test Preparation (SAT, SAT II, ACT) company serving college-bound high school students (including those with mild Learning Disabilities)

Massachusetts

Statewide Services

Advocates for Human Potential, Consultants in Education

Mason Associates , School placement and educational consulting

Boston, Prides Crossing, Manchester--Landmark School boarding and day school for students 7-20 years old, in grades 2-12,emphasizes language and learning skills

The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning -- school placement, Educational Consulting, and Advocacy, for students with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, at risk issues and other Learning Disabilities

Cape Cod--Riverview School, co-ed residential school for teens with complex language, learning and cognitive disabilities scoring within the 70 - 100 range

Needham, Danvers, Sudbury--Commonwealth Learning Center, Helping LD students achieve their full potential

EducationalOptions, LLC, -- helps you find the right school or program for troubled or at risk teens

Radius Pediatric Day School-- for students 3 - 22 with severe developmental disabilities and multiple medical challenges

Local Services

Sudbury --Advocates for Human Potential, Consultants in Education

Minnesota

Statewide Services

Edina and Maplewood,-- Sonday Learning Center, Spelling and Reading Therapy using Orton-Gillingham techniques

Mississippi

Encompass Learning Solutions --Reading and Math Specialists and Educational Consultants on-line, and in person in Kansas City area

Columbus -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Missouri

Statewide Services

Many Locations -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Nebraska

Omaha-- Educational Therapist providing tutoring and assistance for students with learning disabilities

New Hampshire

Exeter--Center of Optimium Learning (COOL), day school and tutoring services

State-wide Locations -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

New Jersey

Cherry Hill--ADDvantages Learning Center, solutions for struggling students

Nutley--The Child Development Center at Universal Progressive Therapy, Preschool(inclusion program),Therapy Services, Home Services In New Jersey

New Mexico

Taos --San Cristobal Ranch Academy, transitional therapeutic learning center for young men 18 and over

Albuquerque -- -- Therapeutic Educational Consulting, assessing and placing kids into therapeutic schools and programs.

New York

Buffalo, New York-- The Gersh Experience in conjunction with Daemon College, customized college program for young adults with Learning Disabilities

Hancock--The Family Foundation School, a co-educational emotional growth boarding school for teens at risk in upstate New York

Upstate (Rhinebeck)--Ramapo Camp, therapeutic summer camp programs for special needs children ages 4 - 16

New York City--The Study Shack - Tutoring Center for children with special needs

New York City--Learning Specialist - Reading and Math special ed. teacher and clinical social worker Matthew Lundquist helps conquer cognitive and emotional learning issues

New York City--EBL Coaching - individualized one-on-one home tutoring plus summer programs for students grades preK-12 with LD and ADD/ADHD

New York City--The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning, school placement, Educational Consulting, and Advocacy, for students with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, at risk issues and other Learning Disabilities

Melville, Long Island--Gersh Academy, a customized education setting for individuals with neurobiological disorders and autism spectrum disorders, grades K-12

Northport--Tutoring, advocacy and assessments from very experienced special educational specialist

Statwide locations--StudyWorks, Test Preparation (SAT, SAT II, ACT) company serving college-bound high school students (including those with mild Learning Disabilities)

North Carolina

Apex-- Student Learning Recovery Tutoring, Specialized Reading/Dyslexia Tutoring for reading speed and comprehension, memory, attention and concentration

Statwide locations--StudyWorks, Test Preparation (SAT, SAT II, ACT) company serving college-bound high school students (including those with mild Learning Disabilities)

Ohio

Cincinnati --Langsford Learning Center: one-to-one multi-sensory learning approach for reading, comprehension, visual motor, math
Cleveland --Educational Options, LLC, helps families find the right boarding school or program for their troubled teen.

Brook Park, Cincinnati, North Olmstead, Olmstead Falls -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Oregon


Prineville --Mt. Bachelor Academy, therapeutic boarding school in Central Oregon

Educational Connections, LLC --Find the right school or therapeutic program for your at-risk teen, special needs child, or gifted student

Bend -- Horizon Family Solutions, school placement and counseling for at risk teens and their families

Bend --Bridges Academy, therapeutic school for at risk teen age boys

Tigard --Northwest Reading Clinic: Reading, spelling, and comprehension remediation

Pennsylvania


Drexell Hill -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Orrtanna (near Gettysburg)--Learning Curves, diagnostic learning center for one-on-one instruction:dyslexia, ADHD, math, and other learning disabilities

Wexford and Fox Chapel--Total Learning Centers, to augment reading, math, writing, organization and attention skills

Rhode Island

Statewide--Mason & Associates, school placement and educational consulting for families & children with special needs

South Carolina

Rock Hill--Occupational Training Program, vocational, occupational, transitional training

Tennessee

between Knoxville and Nashville --Eckerd Youth Alternatives, outdoor therapeutic treatment programs for troubled youth

Nashville -- Ombudsman Programs for At Risk Teens, accredited, alternative learning option for middle school and high school

Texas

Austin -- College Living Experience, post-secondary programs provides intensive assistance to college students with special needs

Dallas, Plano--Focus on the Future Training Center, Independence Skills Training for Children with Autism & Other Special Needs

Houston--Lindy Kahn Associates, Inc., Educational Consultation and Placement Options for Special Needs Students

Houston -- The Harris School, for children with social/emotional delays due to ADHA, Bipolar Disorder, language delays, Aspergers, Sensory Integration Disorder

Houston-- Connections Center, training parents and professionals in autism, Aspergers, and PDD internvetion using RDI (relationship development intervention)

Houston-- The New Middle School, for bright kids with socio-emotional delays and / or ADD/ADHD, Asperger's, OCD, ODD, Sensory Integration, Separation Anxiety or RAD

Fulshear --Fulshear Ranch Academy, transitional therapeutic learning center for young women 18 and over

Utah


Delta --White River Adventure, boarding school and special programs for defiant teen boys in Utah

Vernal --Mountain Homes Youth Ranch, coed therapeutic growth program for troubled teens in Utah

Vermont
Statewide--Mason & Associates, consultation for families & children with special needs

Williston--Pine Ridge School--residential boarding school for students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities

Virginia

EdAnywhere--an alternative education program. Special ed services at Sterling campus.

Educational Connections--in home tutoring and test prep for children and teens with special education needs

Oakland School-- small co-ed boarding and day school for 7 - 14 year olds with dyslexia, learning disabilities, or organizational and study skills difficulties

Bass Educational Services, LLC, -- provides college planning for students with LD and ADHD

Washington

Lynnwood --Pacific Learning Center, provides students with a variety of learning disabilities direct,individualized multi-sensory instruction

Spokane --Tyler Boy's Ranch, therapeutic boys' facility offers counseling and guidance to aid youth (ages 6 - 18) in becoming caring and productive citizens

Vancouver --Northwest Reading Clinic: Reading, spelling, and comprehension remediation

West Virginia

Canaan Valley--year-round wilderness program and school for at risk youth, adolescents and troubled teens.

Wyoming

Cody --Mount Carmel Ranch, helps at-risk young men, ages 12-17, find a stable road to adulthood. Long-term program, Wilderness program, and Summer program.

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Ontario, Canada
Wellandport, Ontario --The Robert Land Academy, military-themed private boys' boarding school for underachieving boys and young men


Toronto, Ontario --The Hanen Centre, helping young children with language delays – and those at risk of developing language delays – to communicate to the best of their abilities.

Ajax, Ontario --Exceptional Learning Center, elementary school for children with special learning needs also provides one-to-one therapy

Kirkfield, Ontario -- Camp for kids with ADHD and other learning issues

Quebec, Canada

Montreal--AdvanceTutors--Reading skills age 4 to adult, advanced math, English and French
Co. Offaly--Claire Home Tutoring, home tutor for the young child with autism, qualified Montessori teacher

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