Meet Our Instructors

Miki received a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders and a Master of Science degree in Speech Pathology. In addition, Miki holds a Massachusetts Educator's license, a Massachusetts State license in Speech Pathology and a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association. In her more than 25 years of experience, she has served as Lead Teacher and Speech-Language Pathologist for language-based classrooms at South Shore Educational Collaborative where she has provided differentiated reading instruction via structured, multisensory reading strategies. Miki is certified in the Orton-Gillingham Method, Lively Letters and EmPower, and trained in the Wilson Reading Program. 

Bennett received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education. She also holds ​Licensure in ​Special Education-​Moderate Disabilities​. She began her teaching career at the Brookwood School in Manchester by the Sea. She worked in the Wellesley Public Schools and at The Gifford School in Weston. Since 2005, Bennett has worked for Scituate Public Schools as a Special Education teacher. She is certified in the Orton-Gillingham Method and has experience with Handwriting Without Tears. 

Kim received her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education holds a master’s degree in Reading Instruction and Intervention. She is certified in the Orton-Gillingham Method, and is trained in Handwriting Without Tears. Kim worked as a second-grade teacher in Lakeville Public Schools, and now teaches first grade in Scituate Public Schools.  During her teaching career, Kim has tutored students at many different levels during the school year. 

Julia has been a special education teacher for over 8 years. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Special Education and went on to receive a master’s degree in Special Education. Julia holds Massachusetts Educator's licenses in both Elementary Education and Moderate Disabilities. She taught at the South Shore Educational Collaborative in the language-based middle school program and now is a Special Education teacher at the elementary level for Whitman-Hanson Public Schools. Julia holds a Level One Certification in the Wilson Reading System and has experience utilizing many successful curriculums and learning methods. 

Emily has had years of experience as a classroom teacher and is now a Special Education teacher at the elementary level. She received both her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and master’s degree in Special Education. She is trained in the Orton-Gillingham Method and has experience with Handwriting Without Tears and Empowering Writers. Emily has experience tutoring students of all ages and abilities. 

  Amy has her bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies in Differentiated Learning and a Master of Science degree in Special Education.  She has taught Early Head Start, worked in Weymouth Public Schools with their Social Skills program, and was a second-grade and Learning Center teacher at Saint Joseph School in Holbrook. Presently, she is the Director of Academic Excellence and Support Center at Saint Paul School in Hingham.  She is trained in the Orton Gillingham IMSE program and Wilson.  In addition, Amy has tutored many students on the South Shore for the last eight years.  

After receiving her undergraduate degree, Tamara went on to achieve her master’s degree in Elementary Education. After teaching in Arlington Public Schools and second grade in Jamaica Plain, she took a hiatus to be home with her 4 young children. Tamara returned to teaching as a Paraprofessional at Scituate Public Schools and has been teaching there for 10 years. She has years of experience teaching kindergarten and first grade intervention groups as well as experience teaching students at the fourth and fifth grade levels. 

Sue has a bachelor’s degree in Family Studies from the University of New Hampshire and a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Bridgewater State.  She taught second grade for many years before staying home to raise her 3 children.  During that time, she started a preschool playgroup program out of her home for children ages 2-5 for about 10 years.  Once her children were all in school full time, Sue went back to working outside the home. She taught Kindergarten at Derby Academy in Hingham and then preschool at Pudding Hill in Marshfield.  Currently, Sue is a long term substitute in a Kindergarten classroom at Cole School in Norwell.  She has experience with Fundations, 

Handwriting without Tears, Lively Letters, and Orton Gillingham.  

Missy received her bachelor’s degree in History/Political Science with a minor in Moderate Disabilities PreK-8 and holds a master’s degree in Instructing Students with Moderate Disabilities PreK-8. She is certified in the Orton-Gillingham Method and holds a Level 1 Certification in the Wilson Reading System. She is trained in Framing Your Thoughts, Rave-O Reading, Read Naturally, Great Leaps, Lively Letters, Sight Words You Can See, and The Comprehension Tool-Kit. Missy worked as a Special Education Teacher in the Andover Public Schools and now is a Special Education Teacher in the Hingham Public Schools. Missy has worked with students with a variety of learning needs and differences in addition to teaching Language-Based Strategies to students with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and Communication Disabilities.