Provider Bio

Pam Dudley is Certified Dyslexia Practitioner with over thirty years of experience and has taught Structured Literacy with students in the classroom and in private practice. She has more than 6,000 hours of experience working with students during her 30+ years and has trained approximately 150 people to become practitioners. Pam has extensive training and continues to further her knowledge by attending Orton-Gillingham Structured Literacy courses, gaining from presentations by recognized experts, following current literature and as a member of the International Dyslexia Association.
Early in her career she received Orton-Gillingham based training from the Reading Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Jean Osman and Paula Rome were known for developing the Language Tool Kits and have taught 7,600 students and 1,400 teachers throughout their careers. Many of their students went on to begin centers and programs across the United States. Pam is one of those, founding two centers including her current center, Learning ABILITIES.
Pam later expanded her training to include Project Read, Phonics Fundamentals, Read Naturally and Handwriting Without Tears. She has attended workshops with many leaders in the field that includes Will Anderson, Arlene Sonday, Louisa Moats, Marcia Henry, Suzanne Carreker, and Maryanne Wolf, to name a few.
Phonics Fundamentals is a Orton- Gillingham based program developed by the SLD Read in Kalamazoo, Michigan where Pam tutored many hours and went on to assist in tutor training. Pam brought the Phonics Fundamentals program to the Kansas City area in 2000 where she started her tutoring business. She is dedicated to empowering parents, teachers, and tutors with Orton-Gillingham methods.

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• Other Professional Certifications Held: BA Ed/Elem Ed. K-6, University of Northern Iowa