The Studio.

5 stars - "Working with Casey has really opened my eyes to the importance of having an advocate. I have struggled to get accommodations for my older daughter for YEARS. when my younger daughter received a diagnosis of dyslexia, I decided that I didn’t want to walk this path alone anymore. Casey is kind, compassionate, so well spoken and she speaks their language. She knows when to push for something and when the school really cannot do much else. The first school meeting with Casey present was such a game changer for us. I finally felt like the school was working to help my child instead of putting up roadblocks. My experience with Casey has been so positive that I plan on using her to get better accommodations and services for my older daughter."

The Studio for Advocacy and Reading The Studio for Advocacy and Reading is a premier education provider in Orlando, Florida, dedicated to advocating for special education rights, and helping students overcome learning challenges, due to dyslexia, dysgraphia and ADHD. We provide IEP support, as well as Orton-Gillingham Instruction. IEP...

https://www.thestudioforadvocacyandreading.com/coffee-consultations

Coffee Consultations | The Studio for Advocacy and Reading Once I learn more about your needs, we will craft a strategy and implement a plan, specifically for you.  Even if it means just referring you to a colleague, I'm here to help.

One-on-one virtual and in-person OG instruction for k-6 students. Call or message to schedule your initial consultation.

Thank you, Pilobolus and Dr. Phillips Center AdventHealth School of the Arts for hosting our March place-based education.

The day has finally arrived! Excited for the opportunity to play with Pilobolus today!

We are OVER THE MOON excited to announce our partnership with Dr. Phillips Center for the Arts and Pilobolus. During the Pilobolus @ Play residency at DP in January - Studio students will stretch their personal limits and cultivate creativity with collaborative choreography, and peer-to-peer feedback. Thank you, Ryan Simpson and Emily Kent!

Due to Omicron, this event has been postponed to March 3rd. Studio School families, please check your emails for communication on further details. Prospective families - if you are interested in participating, you may do so after an interview with our Director. Please feel free to contact Casey Saxon at [email protected].

We are OVER THE MOON excited to announce our partnership with Dr. Phillips Center for the Arts and Pilobolus. During the Pilobolus @ Play residency at DP in January - Studio students will stretch their personal limits and cultivate creativity with collaborative choreography, and peer-to-peer feedback. Thank you, Ryan Simpson and Emily Kent!

We are OVER THE MOON excited to announce our partnership with Dr. Phillips Center for the Arts and Pilobolus. During the Pilobolus @ Play residency at DP in January - Studio students will stretch their personal limits and cultivate creativity with collaborative choreography, and peer-to-peer feedback. Thank you, Ryan Simpson and Emily Kent!

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Mandy Pacheco to The Studio School team! Dr. Pacheco holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, an M.Ed. in Counseling, and happens to be a fellow homeschooling mama to a brilliant dyslexic kiddo! As our Curriculum Coordinator, Dr. Pacheco works closely with our team in an advisory capacity. She will also work one-on-one, with Studio families to help develop personalized curriculum for you on the days you school at home. Mandy is quickly becoming one of our favorite and most treasured people. Welcome to the tribe, Mandy! A little more about Dr. Pacheco…
Dr. Mandy Pacheco is a university instructor, career counselor, and educational consultant who has homeschooled her children for the past 10 years. She works with families throughout Central Florida regarding curriculum choices, experiential learning options, schedule planning, and post-graduation plans. Dr. Pacheco is known for her strengths-based and relationship-based approach to learning, especially for children with dyslexia and other exceptionalities. As the mom to a teenager with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia who is now successfully dual-enrolled at the local state college, she understands the joys and challenges of working with learners who don’t fit the mold, and has the experience to help your child achieve their dreams. Dr. Pacheco holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Delaware, a Master's degree in Counseling from the University of Virginia, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Central Florida.

If you have a dyslexic child, please consider reading (preferably ear reading) this book by dyslexic author/entrepreneur, Ben Foss. He discusses, shame, the importance of a strength-based education, common co-morbidities, assistive technology, legal rights, fears, important semantics and so much more. Most interestingly, he shares his own path to success as a dyslexic, and even provides a clip of the text-to-speech Audible production process.

The Dyslexia Empowerment Plan Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Finally, a groundbreaking book that reveals what your dyslexic child is experiencing - and what you can do so that he or she will thrive. More than 30 million people in the United States are dyslexic - a brain-based genetic trait, often labeled as ...

Tired of fighting the never-ending battle to get your child appropriate services through public school? Considering homeschooling, but not quite sure where to start? Check out this Homeschool with Success tutorial through UCF. Studio students attend school in-person 2.5-3.5 days per week, and are technically registered as homeschoolers.

Homeschool With Success (Self-Paced Tutorial) | University of Central Florida Homeschooling can be a bit of a mystery if you're new to the topic. In this course, you'll start at the beginning, delving into the history of homeschooling and examining its status today in all 50 states. You'll learn how to find the laws and regulations that govern your community and might be surp...

Thank you, Dr. Mandy Pacheco, Ed.D. Educational Leadership and longtime homeschooling mom, for the Strengths-based Education workshop. It was so incredibly reaffirming for our team. Dyslexics need to feel valued for and competent in something other than reading and spelling, as they traverse their educational journey.

Thank you, Sarah Whitney James, Florida Licensed Educator and Mental Health Counselor student intern, for the trauma-informed teaching workshop. Our Facilitator Instructors learned so much in the few hours you spent with us. Many families experience trauma as a result of traditional school systems being ill-equipped to adequately support our dyslexic learners. It is our mission, as mothers, educators and community members to help change that. Side note: Sarah maintains that her most important job to date is that of Mama to her 3 beautiful children. We agree!

Special thanks to all of those who attended our virtual session Thursday night. Lots of ideas shared, and many lessons learned on our part. We look forward to continuing to responsibly develop, so that we may serve our community in the most impactful way possible.

In place of tonight's session, we will be available for a virtual Q&A via ZOOM at 6:30 PM tonight. Join us at the following link.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/74059091685?pwd=WFJ2bm1iVGk4WHJicHh6VU5XY3JQdz09

Meeting ID: 740 5909 1685
Passcode: 541768

Out of an abundance of caution, after a possible COVID exposure within our team, we have decided to move tonight's event to a virtual Q&A, 6:30-7:30. We apologize for the inconvenience, but appreciate your understanding. Stay safe, and we'll see you soon!

We're so pleased to announce another incredible partnership for our place-based education component. In a 3-part series, Phat Planet Studios will work with Studio Students to engineer, produce, mix and record their own song! This will be done in conjunction with a classroom literacy project. Shout out to Matt Kamm for working with us over the last few months to create such a special opportunity for our Studio School students.

We're thrilled to unveil our 2021 programming & class schedule! Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays are included in our Fall Introductory Tuition rate of $600 per month, with an optional Tuesday add-on. Students may schedule one-on-one, Orton-Gillingham tutoring sessions on Tuesdays with AOGPE/60-hr, Associate-level trained OG practitioner, at a rate of $40 per session. (Only a few spots remaining!).
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For more information, please join us on Thursday, September 23rd for a community informational session where you can meet our faculty, hear from experts, and get answers to your questions!
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The Studio School – Classes begin October 11th

📲 (407) 319-7552
📧 [email protected]

You're invited to join us for an informative Q&A session open to our community. Meet The Studio School team, connect with other parents, hear from a panel of experts, learn about our programming, and get answers to all your questions before our fall semester starts.

🗓 Info Session Details:
Thursday, September 23rd • 6–7:30PM
The Studio School – located inside First Unitarian Church
1901 E. Robinson St, Orlando, FL 32803
Additional Information is linked below in the comments.

*Masks are required by the church for all attendees.

We can't wait to meet you!

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟐𝟎-𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟐,
Now scheduling with our Director, Casey Saxon – 60-hr, Associate-Level trained Orton-Gillingham Practitioner (AOGPE). Grades 1-5.

Click the Calendly link below to schedule an assessment:
https://bit.ly/TSS-readingassessments

Shout out to Zahra Nawaz Shafeeq of Dystinct Magazine. Had a great conversation with Zahra, all the way from Australia last week! Like so many of us, Zahra seeks to change the narrative around dyslexia and dyslexic education. If you haven't checked out her inspiring publication, they are doing amazing work highlighting young dyslexics. Thanks for getting in touch with us, Zahra. Looking forward to our plans for next spring...lots of great things happening!

Delighted to share our partnership with 4Roots, as part of our place-based education component. 4Roots is an alliance of community stakeholders investing in a healthy, thriving, sustainable, regional food system…to build a better food future. Studio Students will have the honor of learning about urban farming, like hydroponics, from the 4Roots team – who has committed to develop customized programming just for us! Students will also have the opportunity to participate in The Farmacy and Feed-the-Need programs at the 4-Roots Co-Op. Special thanks goes out to Rebecca Marshall at 4R! Visit the bottom floor of the Orlando Science Center, which is currently all things 4Roots. Also check them out here: https://www.4rootsfarm.org/
4Roots Farm Campus

Introducing Joyce Maddeaux – The Studio School's exuberant Painting & Ceramics instructor! Joyce holds a BA in Art & Administration and Special Education. She has spent the last 20 years teaching students of all ages and abilities, 4 years of which include ESL instruction. Using her extraordinary positivity and care-taker's disposition, she cultivates learning environments that stir imagination, laughter, and engagement. Students will connect with Joyce daily for art & literacy instruction – where they will find her to be more than just a teacher, but a trusted friend and ally. We're honored to have Joyce on our staff and can't wait for you to meet her!
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𝑊𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝐽𝑜𝑦𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙? 𝑊𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚, ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑘 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 23𝑟𝑑. 𝐿𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑛 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠.

BEYOND thrilled to finally announce our beautiful location! Stay tuned for staff and programming details, coming later this week...

One more day...

Proud to be a sponsor, in such great company. Can’t wait for this fantastic event! REED Charitable Foundation is changing lives.

We could not be more thankful to this generous and talented group of new sponsors and donors for REED Charitable Foundation’s Second Annual Dyslexia Experience & Gala: The Culinary Artists!
Thank you for your support!

Beautycounter
Black Mountain Kitchen and Ale House
Hawkers
Heirloom by Puff 'n Stuff
Kaya
Orange Lake Golf
Park School
Puff 'n Stuff
Sarasota Opera
The Breazeale Family
The Pilates Loft
The Studio School
The Thompson Family
Victorio's Oyster Bar & Grille
XL Soccer World
Zerion Group

Beautycounter
Black Mountain Kitchen + Ale House
Hawkers Orlando
Heirloom
Orange Lake Golf
Park School
Puffnstuff_catering
Sarasota Opera
The Pilates Loft Orlando
The Studio School.
Victorio's Oyster Bar and Grille
Orlando Indoor Soccer
Zerion

2 more days until the big announcement!

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