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Lizzie
Lizzie Levy is a dynamic special education teacher who makes learning accessible, fresh, and inspiring for her students. With over 300 hours of training in Orton-Gillingham and The Science of Reading, she blends research-based methodology with students’ individual needs and interests to create engaging, customized instruction.
Lizzie completed her M.Ed in Reading & Dyslexia Education at the University of Florida, where she was honored as a Fien Reading Fellow. She earned her B.S. in Elementary & Middle Special Education from the University of Maryland, where she taught at The Center for Young Children.
Currently, Lizzie serves as a full-time Learning Disabilities Teacher and Reading Interventionist in Falls Church, VA. Known for cultivating “all the good vibes” with her learners and their families, she also shares her passion for teaching and literacy on Instagram @the.good.vibes.teacher.
Sydney
As a tutor and teacher, Sydney’s goal is to make each and every student feel like they can achieve whatever it is that they are struggling with. In addition to that, she is always aiming to add excitement in tackling whatever it may be that is in front of them. Sydney believes in the powers of empathy and patience when teaching, as each student learns differently.
Sydney attended Indiana University for her undergraduate education and has been working in education for almost 4 years. She began her profession in a special needs pre-school in Westchester, New York. She is now teaching at Learning Spring Elementary School, a special needs elementary school in the Gramercy area of Manhattan, where she has learned an abundance of new skills and gained more insight to how differently every student learns.
Matthew
Matthew P. Melucci is an award-winning digital media specialist and writer/journalist, who has founded, managed and developed several web and mobile-based businesses serving the nonprofit, STEM, entertainment, music, travel, social media, marketing and content space.
He is a professor of graduate media studies, design and writing/journalism at the New School and Parson’s School of Design and has served as Senior Director of Content Strategy and Communications for Stony Brook University and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science.
In addition to his work developing and managing marketing plans, campaigns and applications for startups, Melucci has founded and helped develop several innovative companies with business models built around social interactions, technology and digital media.
His passion is in teaching the art of storytelling, content development, and how to engage today’s audiences and readers with words, images and ideas.
