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Learning Solutions & Consulting

Educational Consulting · Academic Support · Home-School Collaboration

Our Mission

Our Mission

Our mission is to help students, parents and educational organizations provide learning environments to support all kinds of learners. We help students develop tools to help them feel successful and become more independent. We also work to strengthen the partnership between school and home to provide a more cohesive and supportive learning experience for the student.

What We Believe

What We Believe

We believe that the world is filled with all kinds of learners and with the right frameworks, environments and supports, all students can be successful. By focusing on the whole child and identifying their specific strengths and areas for growth, we help identify which best practices support their educational, emotional and social needs.

What We Do

What We Do

Learning Solutions and Consulting is an organization dedicated to assisting families with their child’s educational experience.

Consultations

Can be completed via phone or in-person to discuss concerns, potential areas of support as well as hopes and dreams for your child.

Tutoring

Sessions are 45 minutes long and are designed to focus on the individual needs of the student.

Learning Strategy Development

After observing the child in their learning environment, specific recommendations can be made to further support the student.

Helping Develop Appropriate Support Systems

Collaborating with parents and schools to identify the specific needs of the student and creating a plan for support and growth.

Classroom Observations

Pre-scheduled visits to observe the student in their classroom environment. These must be agreed upon by the school your student is attending.

Communication with School Personnel

Dialogue with teachers, counselors, administration as part of supporting your student in and out of the school setting.

Attending School Meetings

Supporting parents and advocating for their child and the supports or accommodations they made need within the school setting.

Collaboration with Schools

Help parents and schools to partner and work together to support the student. Ensure that all parties understand the needs of the student.

Parental Support & Guidance

Recommendations on what to ask for from your child’s school as well as strategies to use to support your child in and out of school.



About Angela

Angela Sandford

Founder and Director of Learning Solutions & Consulting

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Angela was born and raised in London, England where she began her teaching career as an elementary school teacher after studying at Goldsmiths College – University of London. Since then, she has taught all over the world; from The U.K. to Tanzania, from Ecuador to China (Beijing). She has spent the past 20 years teaching in the USA and has worked in both the public and independent school systems across the country.

Angela has over 22 years of teaching experience with children as young as 3 years old and with students in middle and high schools. She believes in early intervention and performs student observations as she recognizes the importance of seeing students in their educational setting. She spent many years researching how students from diverse backgrounds experience learning in the USA. She focused specifically on boys of color and their learning experience no matter what their background was.

Angela was trained under Jim Knight (Instructional Coaching Group) as an instructional coach and provided support for classroom teachers through observations, mentoring and modeling.

She is also a Responsive Classroom Certified Teacher and has provided training for other teachers on how to manage challenging behaviors in the classroom setting.

Angela has presented at educational conferences with The Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington, National Association of Independent Schools and the Association of Independent Schools of Maryland.

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Testimonials

Invaluable To Any Parent

As a parent, I have turned to Angela for advice regarding my son’s reading. I had many concerns and she patiently listened to all of my worries. Angela not only eased my mind but she also helped me come up with strategies I can implement at home. Also, before any important teacher meetings, such as
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As a parent, I have turned to Angela for advice regarding my son’s reading. I had many concerns and she patiently listened to all of my worries. Angela not only eased my mind but she also helped me come up with strategies I can implement at home. Also, before any important teacher meetings, such as parent-teacher conferences or an IEP meeting, we would discuss the desired outcomes and goals for the meeting. During these planning sessions, she provided suggested questions I should ask and they were questions I would not have known or even thought to ask. As a result, every meeting has been productive and I always leave knowing that I was able to advocate for my child’s needs. Angela is an incredible asset and invaluable to any parent who needs counsel in all areas of education.

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Kay Miller
Parent

Happier Child

We are an expat family and English is my daughter’s second language. My daughter has caught up with the rest of her class thanks to Angela’s discipline, detailed oriented professional approach and compassion. Our daughter’s confidence has improved considerably, and she is a much happier child. This has affected our whole family in a positive
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We are an expat family and English is my daughter’s second language. My daughter has caught up with the rest of her class thanks to Angela’s discipline, detailed oriented professional approach and compassion. Our daughter’s confidence has improved considerably, and she is a much happier child. This has affected our whole family in a positive way. Angela is part of our family now.

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Berrin Akyildiz
Communication Analyst at IFC

Gifted

There are many “highly qualified” teachers and tutors in the DC Metro area. (I feel like I interviewed most of them prior to finding Angela!) Angela is not only incredibly highly qualified, she is GIFTED. Gifted in knowing a child not only academically, but more importantly, emotionally. Gifted in intuitively knowing what will motivate your
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There are many “highly qualified” teachers and tutors in the DC Metro area. (I feel like I interviewed most of them prior to finding Angela!) Angela is not only incredibly highly qualified, she is GIFTED. Gifted in knowing a child not only academically, but more importantly, emotionally. Gifted in intuitively knowing what will motivate your child. Gifted in sensing the best means and methods by which to promote learning. Gifted in communicating with parents, teachers, and if need be, with school administrators. And, like a magical Mary Poppins, she makes the entire experience positive, engaging, and fun for your child. There are no words to express how next-level incredible Angela is! If you have a child who would benefit from one-on-one attention: do not hesitate! Call Angela ASAP. It will be a turning point in your family’s life and in your child’s academic experience. We’ve seen great strides in our son’s improvement in reading and writing while working with Angela and, importantly, in his confidence in himself and his abilities as a student. That in itself is priceless. We can not recommend her highly enough! We adore you Angela!!!

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Seema Rattan
Lawyer, DC

Lucky To Have

We moved here a year ago and the curriculum is a little more hard core than we’re used to. My 4th grader needed math and ELA help and my 6th grader needed help with ELA and organization skills. My 6th grader has an IEP and requires someone who is very patient and understanding of his
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We moved here a year ago and the curriculum is a little more hard core than we’re used to. My 4th grader needed math and ELA help and my 6th grader needed help with ELA and organization skills. My 6th grader has an IEP and requires someone who is very patient and understanding of his disability. After speaking with Angela on the phone the first time, I was very comfortable with her and confident she was right for the task. We set up our first session for her to introduce herself to my children and the rest is history. I have only had one other experience with using a tutor in the past and I can say that Angela is in a league of her own. She makes the sessions fun and she works well with my children; they look forward to their sessions with her. My 6th grader has made some sessions for her challenging, but she never backed down nor gave up. She knows how to direct my son back to the task at hand with little resistance. Since we’ve hired Angela, my sons’ grades have improved immensely, they have a better grasp of the material, and my 6th grader is learning how to organize his binder better. Any family would be lucky to have Angela as their tutor.

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Linda Mei
Parent of a rising 6th grader and rising 4th grader

Forever Grateful

My son was lucky enough to have Angela teach him how to read when he was in first grade. We had tried “everything” from nightly reading, practicing sight words, small group instruction at school, even ABC Mouse, but he wasn’t making the progress that we hoped for until he began working with Angela. Her fun
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My son was lucky enough to have Angela teach him how to read when he was in first grade. We had tried “everything” from nightly reading, practicing sight words, small group instruction at school, even ABC Mouse, but he wasn’t making the progress that we hoped for until he began working with Angela. Her fun yet no-nonsense approach was a great fit for him, and he looked forward to his sessions with her; it was never a struggle to get him to tutoring. After the first month of working with her, his reading scores had already improved. Now he is a second grader reading at grade level with no outside support, and I am forever grateful that Angela was able to help him over that hump.

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Holly Balshem
Math Specialist - Georgetown Day School

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