Tutoring focuses
on re-teaching academic subjects. This can be beneficial for students
who are behind, need a little extra support to keep up, or have
specific needs in particular subjects and who want to get ahead.
While a tutor mainly supports a student in content and curriculum,
educational therapeutic approaches take into account the social,
emotional, and neuro-biological factors that impact learning.
Educational therapy attempts to uncover the underlying causes of
learning problems and addresses the learning skills such as visual
and auditory processing, attention and focus, and memory skills.
Academic skills such as reading and writing are remediated after
weak processing skills are identified and addressed. Students learn
their strengths and how they learn best, with the hope that they
are then able to apply these life-long learning skills to all aspects
of their life.
 Learning Landscape is a private-practice Educational Therapy company based in Bothell, Washington that provides intensive, individualized educational interventions for the student with learning differences such as reading disabilities and attentional challenges. What services does Learning Landscape provide?Working primarily
with adolescents and adults, we offer the following services:
How do educational therapy services work? After an initial
consultation, a cognitive and academic evaluation is scheduled.
Learning strengths and deficiencies are defined and a therapy plan
is developed. Skills are trained in hourly sessions at the therapist’s
office. In the educational consultation meeting, all previous tests
and records are reviewed. Test findings are explained, educational
options are discussed, and questions regarding special education
laws and 504 accommodations are answered. When parents can identify
their child’s needs and understand their options, a plan of
action can be developed.
How is educational therapy different than tutoring?
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