The Bridges Academy

Where each child’s individual strengths are recognized and carefully nurtured to promote their growth.

Our Philosophy:

The progressive realization of a worthy goal fuels happiness and motivation: Tailoring goals to meet each child’s unique needs enhances this process.

Not all educational programs are one-size-fits-all, and the traditional school model may not suit every child.

The Bridges Academy supports families with children from kindergarten through 12th grade who face social, emotional, behavioral, or academic challenges. We provide a concierge prescriptive program that specializes in cognitive and academic remediation and enrichment, psychotherapy, and social skills development. Our goal is to empower students to become self-aware, recognize their strengths, and view challenges as opportunities for growth.

Grounded in the strongest evidence from brain and education science, The Bridges Academy customizes classroom experiences and individualized instruction to address the unique needs of each student.

We also offer integration of speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, and behavioral therapy. Our services are designed to support students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, mood regulation difficulties, ADHD, and high-functioning ASD.

Fees vary based on the specific services selected for each child.

Contact Karen DiIorio to learn more!

Prescriptive Learning

Our dedicated team of interventionists, including speech-language therapists, certified teachers, Dyslexia Intervention Instructors, behavioral therapists, and facilitators at The Bridges Academy follow a highly prescriptive plan derived from their diagnostic information, in order to customize each child’s day with us. Occupational Therapy services are also offered on-site through external providers.

Implementing Solutions

Reading, Writing, & Math Remediation

Comprehensive assessments, including school neuropsychological evaluations, are conducted to inform the personalized design of Reading, Writing, and Math instruction.

Multisensory Math

The Multisensory Math Orton-Gillingham approach adapts structured literacy principles for multisensory math instruction.

Touch-Type Read and Spell (TTRS)

Touch-type Read and Spell (TTRS) is an award-winning, dyslexia-friendly, step-by-step multisensory course teaching typing, reading, and spelling.

Lindamood-Bell

Lindamood-Bell provides research-validated, multisensory, and explicit instruction programs for reading, comprehension, and math.

Social Skills Training

Our social skills training, based on Michelle Garcia Winner and AIM Counseling’s psychoeducational program, fosters self-awareness, perspective-taking, and interpersonal relationship management.

Behavior Therapy

Evidence-based behavior therapy understands and modifies behavior, promoting positive change and skill development in youth.

Occupational Therapy

Interventions help children with physical, sensory, and cognitive challenges participate more fully in daily life, including school, play, and self-care.

Speech Language Therapy

Speech-language pathologists create personalized therapy plans based on thorough student needs, strengths, and goals assessments.

Executive Function (EF) Skills Training

Executive function skills training enhances higher-level cognitive processes controlling behavior, crucial for goal-directed action, problem-solving, and adaptation.

Dyslexia Intervention

Certified Dyslexia Interventionists and Educational Therapists offer explicit, systematic, and intensive language-based reading intervention personalized for each student’s needs.

Technology-based Cognitive Remediation

Technology-based cognitive remediation strengthens working memory, focus, executive functions, and foundational reading skills.

NeuroNet

NeuroNet offers research-based learning readiness programs with structured, sequential perceptual-motor exercises foundational for automating reading, math, and handwriting skills.

Orton-Gillingham (O-G)

Orton-Gillingham (O-G) is a multisensory, structured literacy approach tailored diagnostically and prescriptively, primarily for dyslexia and language-based learning disabilities.

Dramatic Production

In partnership with The Naples Players, we offer unique, collaborative theatre programming with a healing-centered approach, tailored to individual student and organizational needs.

Contact Karen DiIorio to learn more!