Educational Support and Tutoring

Educational Support and Tutoring offers support in reading, writing, math, and study skills, along with educational therapy and executive function coaching. The program also offers psychoeducational evaluation, team evaluations by two or more specialists, and testing (assessments) to understand individuals’ strengths and weaknesses and possible diagnoses. Services include individual, family, and group therapy, parent coaching and parent education, consultations, intensive intervention services, and educational groups, as well as advocacy and support related to Section 504 and IEP plans.

• Ages: 5–18 years old

The program’s mission is to empower individuals at any age with learning and social-emotional challenges by providing diagnostic, therapy, and support services to help navigate their educational and mental health journey and fulfill their career goals. Educational specialists are highly trained in techniques specific to reading, writing, math, and study skills across all age groups and learning disabilities, and the team includes specialists trained in various Orton-Gillingham approaches, multi-sensory structured language intervention programs, multi-sensory math intervention programs, and executive functioning programs. The program offers team evaluations by two or more specialists, which may include clinical psychologists, educational specialists, and speech and language therapists. Advocates know and understand state and Federal laws related to Special Education and Section 504, have strong backgrounds in education and first-hand experience teaching students with special needs, and represent families while working cooperatively with school site teams and school district teams to develop Section 504 or IEP plans.

Services also include advocacy for Section 504 or IEP plans, review and explanation of assessment results and educational records, development, monitoring, and review of IEP and 504 plans, evaluation of a child’s current academic program and related services, attendance at school meetings, identification of a more appropriate school program, preparation of agendas and attendance at IEP/504 meetings with parents, assistance with putting requests in writing, and drafting compliance complaints. The program uses a broader, research-based approach compared to traditional tutors and is able to remediate foundational skills in reading, written language, and mathematics as well as teach specific study skills to address working memory and organizational deficits. The organization is a non-profit and follows professional standards and is HIPPA compliant. The Brentar Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance for low-income and finance-hardship youth and adults seeking services.

Morrissey Compton shares knowledge and expertise with referral partners and learns from them in order to provide services. The organization is committed to providing culturally responsive and non-discriminatory services regardless of race, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, and socio-economic standing. The intake coordinator is Suzy Music. One parent described a psychoeducational evaluation for a teenage son as a “game-changer,” noting that the detailed evaluation and feedback session provided a clear understanding of his learning profile and the language and tools to help him advocate for what he needs as he heads into high school.

Last updated June 11, 2026.