{"id":954,"date":"2021-02-18T06:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T06:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eac.nest-egg.com\/?page_id=954"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:27:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:27:14","slug":"about-eac-dc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/educationaladvocacy-consulting.com\/dyslexia-center\/about-eac-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Dyslexia Center"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
The EAC Dyslexia Center is the brainchild of the team at Educational Advocacy and Consulting. It is the result of our advocacy work for the many children identified with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, including the many identified as twice-exceptional.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
It is our mission to empower both families and children (of all ages) to receive all of their rights including identification, eligibility, structured literacy instruction, and accommodations to improve their ability to have appropriate access to their education.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Carol Dimas is an Illinois State-Certified Highly Qualified Teacher in Elementary Education and Special Education K-12. She is a Reading Specialist and Learning Behavior Specialist. She holds a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Special Education and a Masters of Science in Special Education.<\/p>
During her twenty-five-plus years of experience in education, Carol began teaching children with special needs in the public school system. She helped pilot a program that involved a collaboration between the school district and Loyola University Department of Psychiatry to better serve culturally disadvantaged youth in the area of mental health. She was also the chair of the Special Education committee to develop a district-wide Positive Behavior Intervention Program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Cassie Clark holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Special Education with a concentration in dyslexia, and has completed additional coursework through Yale University’s Center for Dyslexia & Creativity. Cassie is a Certified Wilson Dyslexia Therapist (W.D.T.) and CERI Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist (C-SLDS). As Director and Co-Founder of the Dyslexia\u00a0Center, Cassie’s journey began as a parent of a child with dyslexia and has ignited her passion for helping support students with language-based learning disabilities.<\/p>
Cassie is a strong believer in \u201cLiteracy for All\u201d and is dedicated to helping students achieve success in school and beyond. Cassie provides private, individualized Wilson instruction, along with expertise on dyslexia rights and advocacy. Cassie is a Certified Special Education Dyslexia Advocate, a trusted provider for the International Dyslexia Association, Center for Effective Reading Instruction, Everyone Reading Illinois, and Learning Ally, and a member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates & the Learning Disabilities Association.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t