Learning Insights--Rick Mason
Community SubscriberI provide in-depth reading and math assessments along with dyslexia screening and cognitive abilities screening in order to help families understand why their student is struggling in class, what skills and understandings they need to help them catch up, and the best approaches for how their, individual child learns. I am useful to families that need uderstanding and direction for their struggling learner, but do not require or cannot afford a neuro-psychological assessment.
We’re very grateful for the support our son received working with Rick. Rick provided assessments at multiple points from 4th grade to 8th grade to track progress and find areas that continued to need work. One of the most important things Rick provided was a clear understanding of how our son learns—his strengths, his challenges, and what kind of support he needs. Our son has ADHD and dyslexia, and Rick was able to home in on the complex form of dyslexia he has. Through thoughtful assessment and observation, Rick helped us better understand our son’s learning profile, especially in reading, writing, spelling, and cognitive processing.
Rick has a lot of experience working with twice-exceptional students, and it showed. He was able to explain complex learning issues in a way that made sense and helped us take practical next steps. He gave us a much clearer and more complete picture of our son’s diagnosis and how it affects his learning day to day. Our son has ADHD and dyslexia, and Rick was able to home in on the complex form of dyslexia he has. His insights gave us direction we hadn’t gotten from school or pediatric evaluations.
He also developed a great working relationship with our son. He was warm and genuinely interested, without being overly casual or indulgent. He knew how to keep things on track while still making our son feel respected and engaged.
If you’re looking for someone who can provide meaningful assessment and guidance, we strongly recommend Rick. He had a huge positive impact on our son and our family.
Rick Mason has been working with my son since the summer. He is a Reading Specialist and Educational Therapist with decades of experience teaching students who learn differently and supporting parents to find the best resources for their child. He uses phonics-based, multi-sensory instruction to help younger students overcome dyslexia or other impediments to reading success; develops both math concepts and skills for students who lack a natural sense of number or who struggle with math due to anxiety, or simply not having mastered foundational math skills in the early grades.
Rick has used a variety of approaches with my kid to develop spelling ability along with overall writing and reading comprehension skills. Underpinning his instruction is his understanding of how the individual child learns so that he teaches the child rather than the curriculum. This includes helping students understand and appreciate their strengths and challenges as learners, and learn how to use their strengths to support their weaker learning abilities, or to overcome deficit areas. Rick works with patience and humor to forge a positive relationship with students and to make lessons enjoyable.
Rick Mason can be reached at writerickmason [at] gmail.com (writerickmason[at]gmail[dot]com). Thanks! And let me know if you have questions.
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