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ABOUT
Get to Know Me
and My Approach
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CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
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Licensed and Certified in Speech-Language Pathology
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Certified Level member of the Orton-Gillingham Academy
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Orton-Gillingham Teacher Support Specialist and Associate Trainer with Edwards Orton-Gillingham
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Advanced training in The Hochman Method of teaching writing
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Training in the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) Approach to Writing and Executive Functioning
ABOUT ME
Sharon Pacuk MS CCC-SLP, C/OGA
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
Certified Orton-Gillingham Literacy Specialist
Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist
Sharon Pacuk is a language and literacy specialist with over 14 years of experience. Her methodology combines a deep knowledge of the structures of language with a gold-standard literacy approach to build skillful and passionate readers, writers, communicators, and thinkers.
Sharon specializes in treating school-aged children with language-based learning disabilities such as dyslexia, individuals with receptive (i.e., listening and reading comprehension) and expressive (i.e., verbal output) language impairments, individuals with written language weaknesses, individuals with attentional differences and executive functioning weaknesses, and children and young adults who stutter.
Sharon is a Certified Level member of the Orton-Gillingham Academy, the most rigorous accrediting and certifying body for Orton-Gillingham Practitioners. She has completed over 200 hours of training in the Orton-Gillingham approach.
She is also an Orton-Gillingham Teacher Support Specialist and Associate Trainer for Edwards Orton-Gillingham, where she trains and coaches teachers to use the Orton-Gillingham approach in public and private schools across NYC.
EDUCATION
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B.A. Vassar College, English
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M.F.A. Columbia University, Writing, Leman-Clein Esperanza Scholar
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M.S. Brooklyn College, Speech-Language Pathology, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Mel Silverstein Scholarship
What Sets Me Apart.
Reading rests on a foundation of language. Reading and writing disorders, such as dyslexia, are language-based learning disorders, and the act of decoding (or reading) words never exists in a vacuum. I am able to address all aspects of literacy and language as an integrated whole: decoding (reading), comprehension and making meaning of what is read, oral language, spelling, grammar, and written expression.
I also see my work as not just with the student, but with the whole family. Regular parent communication is key to my practice. I also attend, upon request,. school and IEP meetings, and actively collaborate with all professionals involved in a student's life.