The Hamilton Institute at Wheeler

Research. Expertise. Understanding.

The Hamilton Institute at Wheeler supports children with language-based learning differences as they develop confidence, skills, and a joy of learning. Through accessible resources, education, training, and advocacy, the Institute empowers families and educators who help children with learning differences thrive.

Supporting Students Who Learn Differently

You’re in the right place! We look forward to partnering with you to advance our three-fold mission of supporting children who learn differently:

  • Identify and support children who may be struggling to learn. We offer free literacy screenings to help families better understand their child’s learning needs and connect them with meaningful support.
  • Equip families and educators to help children thrive. Through professional development, conferences, workshops, and parent education, we share practical, evidence-informed approaches for teaching and supporting students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences.
  • Expand awareness, expertise, and access. We partner with schools and communities to strengthen their ability to identify, understand, and effectively teach students who learn differently. 

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Support the Hamilton Institute

Programs and resources led by the Hamilton Institute at Wheeler are supported, in part, by external grants and the personal philanthropy of Hamilton School families.

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Hamilton Institute Literacy Screenings

Students in Wheeler’s Video Broadcasting Course created a short video to explain and promote literacy screenings offered by the Hamilton Institute for Outreach and Advocacy.  Through their Upper School course, students used the Digital Production Studio to storyboard, shoot, edit and collaborate with each other and on-campus faculty and Aerie professionals.  Among the students on the project were: Stephan Bejer, Riley Harrison, Adam Miller, Adam Remondi, Grayson Sparr and Eliot Wemple. The latter three are all graduates of the Hamilton School at Wheeler and now in Wheeler Upper School. We thank the class for its efforts on behalf of Hamilton.

Institute Expertise

Literacy Screenings
Wendy Harsfield, M.S.Ed.
Jenifer Harrison, M.Ed.
Margot Miller, M.A.T.
Carrie Sorensen, M.A.T.

Past Conference Leaders and Presenters
Alison Anderson, MS CCC-SLP
Linda Atamian, Orton-Gillingham Fellow
Lise Faulise, BS OTR/L, BCP
Rosaline Granoff, SLP
Sally Shaywitz, MD
Dr. Rick Solomon, PHD
Sarah Ward, CCC-SLP

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