Melissa Hannah M.A. CCC-SLP, CALT, CDT established Hannah Educational Resources & Evaluations (H.E.R.E.) in October 2014. The mission of H.E.R.E. is to provide educational resources to families and professionals. Through comprehensive language literacy evaluations and dyslexia screenings, she has armed families with information needed to seek appropriate intervention for their children.
Melissa has found that the world of education is not lacking dedicated professionals or families committed to helping their children succeed. Therefore, why do we continue to struggle to keep strong educators in the classroom and in the field of teaching? Why are families desperate for answers and help when children begin to struggle? H.E.R.E. was established with these two questions in mind. Educators and families need answers so they can help their students and children.
One goal for H.E.R.E. is to provide in-depth comprehensive evaluations for children struggling in school. The evaluation reports provide valuable information for the child, the families, and the teachers. A comprehensive evaluation provides a profile of individual strengths and weaknesses so families and professionals can work collaboratively to promote success for all children.
Another goal for H.E.R.E. is to provide quality professional development opportunities for professionals. Melissa holds a series of professional trainings each summer and throughout the school year. These trainings are designed based on input from area educators and administrators so professionals are having access to current research and educational practices to address the needs in their schools. Melissa also provides professional development for individual schools, school districts, and educational cooperatives.
In the last several years Melissa has worked to bring many nationally recognized trainings to the central Arkansas area. She is also a qualified instructor at the teaching level for the DuBard Association Method Basic Course and is working to complete the next level of certification. The DuBard Association Basic Course from the University of Southern Mississippi is an IMSLEC and IDA accredited multi sensory language education approach used at the DuBard School for Language Disorders. Please contact Melissa if you are interested in bringing this training to your area.
Finally, after years of experience supporting classroom teachers Melissa has designed a program, Preventative Intervention Model© (PIM©) that is geared to not only help teachers promote success in their classrooms but also intervene quickly for children who are at-risk for academic failure. PIM© is designed to "catch them before they fail". Research has proven that early intervention is critical and PIM© is an educational model designed to prevent academic failure.
Melissa has found that the world of education is not lacking dedicated professionals or families committed to helping their children succeed. Therefore, why do we continue to struggle to keep strong educators in the classroom and in the field of teaching? Why are families desperate for answers and help when children begin to struggle? H.E.R.E. was established with these two questions in mind. Educators and families need answers so they can help their students and children.
One goal for H.E.R.E. is to provide in-depth comprehensive evaluations for children struggling in school. The evaluation reports provide valuable information for the child, the families, and the teachers. A comprehensive evaluation provides a profile of individual strengths and weaknesses so families and professionals can work collaboratively to promote success for all children.
Another goal for H.E.R.E. is to provide quality professional development opportunities for professionals. Melissa holds a series of professional trainings each summer and throughout the school year. These trainings are designed based on input from area educators and administrators so professionals are having access to current research and educational practices to address the needs in their schools. Melissa also provides professional development for individual schools, school districts, and educational cooperatives.
In the last several years Melissa has worked to bring many nationally recognized trainings to the central Arkansas area. She is also a qualified instructor at the teaching level for the DuBard Association Method Basic Course and is working to complete the next level of certification. The DuBard Association Basic Course from the University of Southern Mississippi is an IMSLEC and IDA accredited multi sensory language education approach used at the DuBard School for Language Disorders. Please contact Melissa if you are interested in bringing this training to your area.
Finally, after years of experience supporting classroom teachers Melissa has designed a program, Preventative Intervention Model© (PIM©) that is geared to not only help teachers promote success in their classrooms but also intervene quickly for children who are at-risk for academic failure. PIM© is designed to "catch them before they fail". Research has proven that early intervention is critical and PIM© is an educational model designed to prevent academic failure.
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The 2011 literacy report fromt the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveals the number of 4th and 8th grade students wo are demonstrating reading skills proficient for those grade levels. The results are alarming both for Arkansas and our nation. In Arkansas, in 2011, only 30% of 4th graders and 28% of 8th graders scored at or above proficiency in reading. That means 70% of 4th graders and 72% of 8th graders are NOT reading on grade level. This is concerning in and of itself, but once a child leaves 2nd grade academic instruction shifts away from learning to read to Reading to Learn. If you cannot read to learn you are not only at risk of academic failure but also school dropout. When this data is analyzed demographically, the results are disheartening. See the chart.
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2011 NAEP Literacy Scores
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