Virginia's ALTA Certified Academic Language Therapists & Practitioners 
​are the Multisensory Structured Language Therapy experts, 
enabling those with dyslexia or related conditions to read and write!              
Consumer protection: Only qualified professionals with years of the most advanced training, knowledge, and expertise can earn
​and maintain ALTA membership. To verify qualifications: https://www.altaread.org/certification.asp
Jennifer Appleton, CALT
Certified Academic Language Therapist

Dyslexia Source, LLC
- Meeting the needs of children & adults with language-based learning disabilities.
- Providing training & supervision in multi-sensory, structured literacy programs. 
​CONTACT: jenniferappleton@dyslexiasource.com    
phone: 703-508-7002

Northern Virginia

Affiliations:
ALTA
IMSLEC
IDA
Samantha Bailes, M.S., CALT ​
Certified Academic Language Therapist

​Vienna Dyslexia, LLC      
​Help for Your Struggling Reader

ViennaDyslexia@gmail.com           Phone: 703-209-9780
   Northern Virginia:
  • Vienna, Oakton,
  • & surrounding area​
Affiliations: 
ALTA
IMSLEC
IDA

Jill Bender, M.S., CALT
Certified Academic Language Therapist

J2L Learning, LLC

CONTACT: j2llearning@gmail.com 
   Northern Virginia:
  • Herndon,
  • Reston, Vienna,
  • & surrounding area
Affiliations: ​
ALTA
IMSLEC
Christina Seabold Fox, CALT, CDT
Certified Academic Language Therapist

​Dyslexia Intervention Services 
Making the Connection to Written Language: 
Effective Dyslexia Therapy For All Ages
- Dyslexia Screening Specialist, & Dyslexia Consultant
  • ​​Warrenton, VA
  • & surrounding area
  •  public, private, and
        home-school

​        Affiliations:
            ALTA
           IMSLEC
             IDA
Erin Cole, M.A.T., CALT
Certified Academic Language Therapist

NOVA Language Therapy LLC
CONTACT: erin.cole@verizon.net           
Phone: 703.282.4137
   Northern Virginia:
  • Vienna, Oakton
  • Herndon, Reston
  • & surrounding area
Affiliations: 
​ALTA
IMSLEC

Carla Goins, M.Ed., CALT, CDT
Certified Academic Language Therapist


All can learn!

CONTACT:   cgoins9169@aol.com
Phone: 571.426.4128
  • Falls Church, VA
  • Annandale,
  • Springfield
  • & surrounding area
​Affiliations: 
ALTA​
IMSLEC
Liz Gordon, M.Ed., CALT, CDT
Certified Academic Language Therapist
​
Smart Cookie Reading, LLC  
Providing language based academic therapy for students as well as consultations for families and schools. 
- Certified Special Education Teacher K-12 LD/ED

CONTACT: liz@smartcookiereading.com ​   Phone:703.855.8133
  • Fauquier County VA
  • Prince William Co.
  • private, public, & home-school
Affiliations:
ALTA
 IMSLEC
​IDA
​Jeanne Greer, B.S., CALT
Certified Academic Language Therapist

Providing research based multisensory reading instruction for children
and teens with dyslexia, and other learning challenges.
-Certified Instructor, AOGPE
-Dyslexia Consultant & Screener

CONTACT: jgreer.richmondreadingresource@gmail.com
  • Charlottesville, ​​VA
Affiliations:
ALTA
AOGPE
IDA
Maura Locke, M.Ed., CALT
​Certified Academic Language Therapist

Locked on Learning LLC  
​Multisensory Structured Language Therapy

​CONTACT: Maura.Locke@verizon.net
​Fairfax County VA:
  • Annandale, Clifton,
  • Burke, Springfield
  • surrounding area 
Affiliations:
ALTA
IMSLEC
Susan Louchen, M.S., CALT
​Certified Academic Language Therapist

Key To Reading & Writing LLC      
Real-world skills, for age-appropriate independence.
Improving your child's tomorrows, TODAY!

 CONTACT: info@KeyToReading.com            
  • Gainesville, Virginia
  • ​Haymarket, VA
  • Nokesville, Virginia
  • Warrenton VA area

​Affiliations:
ALTA
IMSLEC
IDA
Natalie Paul, CALT
Certified Academic Language Therapist

Dyslexia Therapy, LLC                      
​Providing dyslexic students of all ages multi-sensory structured language    
& math instruction.                                 - Public, private, homeschool -
​
CONTACT: NataliePaul.AT@gmail.com       Phone: 404.831.8547
 Northern Virginia: 
  • Alexandria
  • surrounding area​
Affiliations: 
ALTA
IMSLEC
​IDA
​
​Cathy Ruse, B.A., J.D., CALT 
Certified Academic Language Therapist
​​
Effective dyslexia intervention through Multisensory Structured Language Therapy. 
​
CONTACT: cathyruse@gmail.com  
  • ​Great Falls VA
  • Reston VA
  • McLean​, Virginia
Affiliations:
ALTA
IMSLEC
IDA
Deborah Spear, M.Ed., CALT-QI, CDT
Certified Academic Language Therapist, & Qualified Instructor

Virginia Dyslexia Therapy LLC
- Providing Training & Supervision in Sounds In Syllables through the Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center.
- Consultations and clinical practice.

CONTACT: virginiadyslexia@gmail.com
  • ​​Northern Virginia
  • Montgomery Co. MD
Affiliations:
ALTA
IMSLEC
IDA
​Leda Spencer, M.S., CALT, CRC
Certified Academic Language Therapist

Richmond Reading Resources.com
​Providing research based multisensory reading instruction for children and teens with dyslexia and other learning challenges.

CONTACT: leda@richmondreadingresources.com
Phone: 804.601.4332
​​
  • ​​Midlothian, Virginia
  • Richmond, VA
Affiliations:
ALTA
AOGPE
IDA

​Susan Tinkham, CALT
Certified Academic Language Therapist

​CONTACT: smtinkham@aol.com

Office: 703-771-1367
Mobile: 703-927-4239 
​
  • Loudoun County
  • Leesburg, Virginia
Affiliations:
ALTA
IMSLEC

​Mauri Yarber, M.Ed., LDT, CALT
Certified Academic Language Therapist

​-Licensed Dyslexia Therapist (Texas)
​​
  • Pennsylvania 
Affiliations:
ALTA
Christine Chambers, B.A.
ALTA Trainee Affiliate, Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center

Reston Readers: 
Multisensory Structured Learning for Students with Reading Difficulties

 CONTACT:  RestonReaders@gmail.com      Phone: 703.867.7427

​Northern Virginia:
Reston, Vienna, Oakton,
Herndon, Great Falls 
Affiliations: 
ALTA
IMSLEC
IDA

​Julie S. Forrest
ALTA Trainee Affiliate, Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center
​

CONTACT: juliesforrest@gmail.com
Manassas Area: 
Prince William, Fairfax,  & Loudoun Counties
    
​     Affiliations: ​
        ALTA
       IMSLEC

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