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Reading Wranglers offers 1:1 instruction and small group teaching in reading, writing, math, executive functioning, and adaptive/life coaching. The program also provides small group reading intervention, individualized behavior support plans, in-home behavioral intervention, support and education for parents, intervention during challenging times, clinical services including therapy and behavior analysis, and self determination assistance such as program building, service providers, and facilitation. Additional options include one-on-one tutoring sessions, 15-minute sessions on an isolated skill, informal assessments before tutoring, small group instruction with a maximum of 4 students, an art therapy program called “Exploring Art through Shel Silverstein,” play therapy, and group playtime.

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: 1-hour sessions, 50-minute sessions, and 15-minute sessions are available
• Price: From $48–$60

Reading Wranglers states that it strongly emphasizes providing a structured and supportive learning environment tailored to students of diverse ages and abilities, from K through adults. Service providers specialize in ASD, ADHD, and dyslexia, and the team includes certified learning specialists. The founder, Sarah Mael, has over 20 years of experience in education and has exclusively taught students with learning differences in the roles of learning specialist, behavior therapist, and reading interventionist. Two years ago, Sarah Mael became certified to teach the Orton-Gillingham approach for small group classroom settings, and she is certified to teach this approach for small group classroom settings.

The program offers specialized instruction for individuals with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD/ADHD, autism, and other language-based instruction through the Orton-Gillingham Approach and Lindamood-Bell. Reading Wranglers uses evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Floor Time, and Relationship Development Intervention (RDI). Classes may include Lindamood-Bell's Seeing Stars program, Lindamood-Bell's Visualizing and Verbalizing program, and the Orton-Gillingham Approach focusing on orthographic mapping and sound-symbol relationships, along with teacher-created materials designed with best practices. The program notes an emphasis on identifying and using each student's unique interests and strengths as a foundational approach to learning and uses a highly engaging curriculum to address immediate academic, executive functioning, and adaptive skills needs while fostering independence.

Reading Wranglers describes meeting the needs of neurodivergent students through in-home specialized tutoring and virtual services as part of an online learning experience, with scheduling based on availability for all services and plans. The team provides specialized care for individuals with mild to severe cognitive and physical needs and uses play-based therapeutic approaches rooted in the Floortime-DIR model and relationship-based interventions. The art therapy program intertwines Shel Silverstein's poetry with various art mediums. Reading Wranglers is listed as an NLACRC catchment area service provider for executive functioning, adaptive skills, and tutoring.

Last updated July 30, 2026.

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