Colorado Springs Dyslexia Experts

Arvada Learning & Coaching (Colorado Springs Dyslexia Experts) is a Colorado-based educational advocacy and intervention practice focused on supporting students with dyslexia, ADHD, autism, executive functioning challenges, learning disabilities, and complex special education needs. The organization works with families across Colorado and nationally through virtual consultation, intervention, advocacy, and parent coaching. The practice is led by Ellen Gayle Schwinger, an experienced Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant (LDT/C), special education advocate, and educational evaluator with decades of experience in public and private special education systems. Services typically include: Dyslexia screenings and educational evaluations IEP and 504 advocacy Parent coaching and school meeting support Review of psychoeducational evaluations Independent educational recommendations Reading intervention using Science of Reading approaches Structured literacy intervention Executive functioning and writing support MTSS/RTI consultation Behavior and school placement advocacy Transition planning and inclusion planning The practice emphasizes research-based literacy instruction, especially for students struggling with: phonemic awareness, decoding, reading fluency, spelling, comprehension, written expression, and language processing. Programs and methodologies often referenced through Arvada Learning & Coaching include: Orton-Gillingham approaches Wilson Reading System Read Naturally Sound Partners Phonics Boost Structured Literacy Multisensory reading instruction Explicit phonics and fluency interventions Families often seek support from Arvada Learning & Coaching when: a child is not making meaningful progress in school, dyslexia is suspected but not fully evaluated, schools are not providing adequate intervention, an IEP needs stronger goals/services, or parents need guidance navigating IDEA, RTI/MTSS, 504 plans, eligibility, mediation, or due process. The organization also develops parent-friendly educational guides, advocacy materials, literacy curriculum resources, and training for understanding the special education process.