Educate | Enlighten | Empower

One-on-one therapy for students with dyslexia and language-based learning differences

Mission Statement:

My mission is to deliver optimum multisensory, explicit, and diagnostic instruction to students with language-based learning differences. I instill life-long learning and empower students to achieve success.

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Areas of Specialization

  • Phonological/Phonemic Awareness deficits

  • Phonics Skills 

  • Word Analysis- orthography (spelling) and morphology

  • Sight Word Recognition

  • Vocabulary

  • Reading (decoding, fluency, comprehension)

  • Auditory processing (listening)

  • Oral expression or word retrieval.

  • Oral comprehension.

  • Writing (grammar, spelling, mechanics, handwriting, composition)

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Testimonials

  • My son struggled with basic reading skills and was unable to participate in any reading activities in his third grade class. Working with Ms Cook improved not only his reading skills but greatly impacted his confidence in his abilities. For the first time, he believed that it was possible for him to be able to read, just like other kids.

    Jennifer Trygstad - Parent

  • "Miss Cook, Thank you for helping me learn to spell better and be neater."

    Mason - Student

  • Academics can be frustrating for our daughter and with the time she spent with Mary and the process of breaking things down – we started to see light bulbs going off that we had not seen from our daughter before. It is often challenging to keep our daughter's attention during a session and Mary was excellent in tailoring the lesson plans around her and being fluid in finding the best approach for that day.

    Kim Nisbet - Parent

  • "He is different today than he was a year ago and you, your skills and the experience you gave him are a big part of his change."

    Jennifer Ayers - Parent, Rawson Saunders School, Austin, TX

  • "At her core, Mary believes in her students and deeply cares about developing them into effective and confident readers and writers."

    Jamie Nettles - Director of Dyslexia Services, Rawson Saunders School, Austin, TX

  • "Mary Cook is a true child advocate! She is dedicated, dependable, organized, and hard-working. She has been extremely effective in enhancing the language and literacy development of many students."

    Debbie Sansom - Former principal, Cook Elementary, Austin, TX

  • "We seek the absolute best of the best, and Mary is exactly that. Her commitment to excellence and education and her desire-and ability- to connect with her students is inspiring."

    Laura Steinbach - Head of School, Rawson Saunders School, Austin, TX

  • "Mary enjoys creating engaging lessons to address the varied needs of her students instead of blindly following a more anemic approach."

    Perry D. Stokes - Dean of Instruction, Rawson Saunders School, Austin, TX