WABIDA
Serving Washington, Idaho & Western Montana


Tutor Referrals
As a local branch of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), WABIDA is committed to ensuring families are able to connect with referrals and resources that have been identified in knowledge and training as falling within the evidence-based best practices of multi-sensory literacy instruction. It is recommended that any family in search of a tutor understand how to evaluate an educational professional and personally ensure it is the best fit for them.
For guidance in choosing educational professionals, the following IDA Fact Sheets may also be useful:
• A Parent’s Guide to Effective Instruction
•Evaluating Educational Professionals
•Helpful Terminology
•When Educational Promises Are Too Good to Be True
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Emails that are listed below are not to be used for solicitation.
City of Seattle
Eastside of Seattle
North & South of Seattle
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Barbara Bennett
206-325-2522
educationaltherapy@barbara-bennett.com
http://www.barbara-bennett.com
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Hamlin Robinson School
Learning Center
https://www.hamlinrobinson.org/hrs-learning-center
Joanne W Cahn - Meadowbrook
206-569-5349
http://www.seattlereadtolearn.com/
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Julie Bedell
206-265-9505
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Kate Camber - Bainbridge Island
206-930-9630
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Katie Pananen
206-351-6648
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Lynn Frances Guthrie
206-723-6538
http://www.readwritelearn.net/
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Meg Pattee
857-303-0355
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Molly Meltsner
206-922-3421
seattlekidsreadandwrite@gmail.com
http://www.seattlekidsreadandwrite.com/​
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Sherri Urann
720-341-1918
uranneducationalassistance@gmail.com
http://www.uranneducationalassistance.com/
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Samantha Sophiea Bomont -Seattle
517-927-0202
Adam Worcester - Kirkland
206-355-6201
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Amanda Sepe - Woodinville
206-713-5293
http://www.woodinvillespeechtherapy.com/
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Amy Lansing - Bothell
206-963-6655
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Angela Sedillo
425-283-8901
Cindy Dupuy - North Bend
425-378-7634
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Jane Keskimaki - Newcastle
425-444-1796
https://www.coalcreektutoring.com
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Katie Jewell - Bothell
206-948-4960
ktwjewell@gmail.com​​
Leslie Crossan - Bothell
425-312-2636
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Meg Mylan - Redmond
425-208-2733
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Melanie Weiss - Bellevue
425-746-5745
http://www.melanieweiss.com/​​​
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Sonja Bradford -Mercer Island
206-232-2046
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Stephanie Lamb - Sammamish
425-961-0185
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Amy Peterson - Camas
360-604-3350
214-385-5838
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Anita Ledbetter - Renton
425-255-0632
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Carol Duke - Federal Way
513-505-0689
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Dite Bray - Olympia
360-888-7499
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Laura Parker - Gig Harbor
253-857-8188
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Linda Smith-Jones - Auburn
208-859-4406
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Lissa Wilson - Puyallup
253-592-2677
lissawilson@summitscholastics.com
http://www.summitscholastics.com
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Lori Ranstrom - Maple Valley
206-719-6067
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Lynn Whitener
253-756-9492
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Sandra Guth - Olympia
360-491-6116
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Sarah Kaye - Dupont
808-840-3418
Eastern Washington
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Rebecca Estock - Connell
503-756-3267
Sarah Robrecht
720-629-9831
North Sound
Fiona James – Bellingham
http://fionajamesdyslexia.weebly.com
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Kristie English - Bothell
206-595-1771
http://www.learninglandscape.com
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Laura Rogan - Shoreline
206-234-7331
http://www.wiredforreading.com/
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Mary Dilles - Port Townsend
503-351-5663
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Wendy Nelson - Lake Stevens
425-249-9612
Are you a tutor and want to be on this referral list? If you are a tutor and would like to be listed, please download the tutor referral application (PDF or in Word). You can either mail your completed form to the address listed on the form or email it to info@wabida.org.
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IDA fully supports the work of The Alliance for Accreditation and Certification of Structured Language Education, Inc. (The Alliance, www.allianceaccreditation.org), the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council (IMSLEC, www.imslec.org) and The Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (AOGPE, www.ortonacademy.org). These organizations represent institutes and agencies that design and provide instructional materials and training regarding language-based learning problems. However, WABIDA is convinced that selection of appropriate diagnostic and/or remedial resources is the responsibility of the inquirer, who alone can best determine the essential elements of compatibility and accessibility.
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The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the Washington State Branch of IDA (WABIDA) does not endorse, accredit, recommend, or evaluate schools, colleges, camps, or institutions, teacher-training activities, specific educational materials or techniques, diagnostic tests or methods, individual or group practitioners in any such field. WABIDA is convinced that selection of appropriate diagnostic and/or remedial resources is the responsibility of the inquirer, who alone can best determine the essential elements of compatibility and accessibility.