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. 

Shannon received her bachelors degree in Psychology with a minor in Social Work from Lesley University. She earned her masters in Special Education Moderate Disabilities at Bridgewater State University. She is dual licensed in both special education and elementary education. Shannon is currently a special education teacher with Marshfield Public Schools and has experience with Fundations, Project Read and Handwriting without Tears. 

Originally from Scituate, Massachusetts, Annie Grinnen is excited to be back teaching in the community. Before her career in education, Annie graduated from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music with a degree in Ballet Performance. After pursuing ballet professionally, she completed her Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education through Creative Arts and Learning from Lesley University. Upon graduation she taught First Grade and later Kindergarten in the Lexington Public Schools. She taught in the Lexington Public School system for 8 years until she had her first child. Annie is trained in Orton Gillingham and has 7 years of experience teaching Wilson Fundations. She is passionate about the Science of Reading and combining it with her background in movement and is thrilled to be teaching with ABC Reading Adventures. When she is not tutoring, she is caring for her two young children in Quincy, reading a good book, or working in her garden.

 Maggie Clark graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of English degree. After attending graduate classes at UMass, she became a certified high school and middle school English teacher. Trained in Orton Gillingham, Maggie has been tutoring students in reading for 30 years. Maggie taught English at The Woodward School in Quincy and at Milton High School.  She has been the middle school ELA teacher for Saint Paul School in Hingham for the past 13 years. She teaches the test preparation program for Saint Paul School and previously taught SAT preparation classes. Maggie is the mom of 5 young adults and the “Mimi” to four little ones!