recommendations for independent reading specialist

Hi Bay Area Parents, We are looking for a highly skilled, independent reading specialist with experience with children with complex communication needs, knowledge of structured literacy curricula, and ideally some background in special education. We'll either pay for it out of pocket or request an evaluation at district expense. We're looking for someone who is not tied to a particular curriculum or business model (e.g., LMB) but who can really do a thorough, comprehensive assessment of our child's actual early literacy skills (identify gaps, strengths and weaknesses) and make independent recommendations for interventions, curricula, and setting based on our child's individual profile/needs, not based on what is available. Our child is 7 and has trouble tracking text and translating isolated basic skills to reading activities. Does anyone know of such a person? Thank you! 

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A family member of mine does such work at the Raskob Learning Institute in Oakland. You might check out their Diagnostic Assessment program. 

https://www.raskobinstitute.org/