My instruction is individualized and goal-directed. My review of the client’s case history, along with what I learn through intake interviews and initial diagnostic assessment and evaluation...
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Classical Latin Instruction
Studying Latin language serves to build knowledge of morphemes (meaningful word parts) that comprise English words and words in Romance languages. Latin study thereby sets the stage for learning any of the Romance languages more quickly.
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Educator Development for Teachers & Parents
For Teachers, I offer professional development workshops related to literacy assessment & instruction, teaching practices for ELA classrooms and other related topics. For parents, I can help you learn and practice home-teaching strategies.
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Blog
I share my thoughts on teaching literacy, my growing love of Latin, and my fascination with the English language.
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Individualized Literacy & Dyslexia Instruction
Available In Person & Online
No cookie-cutter instruction — every lesson is planned individually and carefully to meet your or your student’s needs.
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Diagnostic Literacy Assessment & Evaluation
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Let me discover your child’s strengths and determine the exact types of instruction needed to foster academic progress.
58% of English Words Come From Latin
Classical Latin Instruction
Did you know that nearly 58% of English words can be traced back to Latin origins? Studying Latin language serves to build knowledge of morphemes (meaningful word parts) that comprise English words and words in Romance languages. Latin study thereby sets the stage for learning any of the Romance languages more quickly.
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Diagnostic Literacy Assessment & Evaluation
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Educator Development for Teachers and Parents
Do you need innovative curriculum for K-12 or college-age learners? Let me leverage on your behalf my many years of experience as a secondary teacher and teacher educator, as well as my training as…
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Really Great Over ZoomDr Karen is really great over Zoom and kept our wriggly 7 year old engaged. She taught him new WRS techniques that have really helped him.
Ruth H.Parent
Karen gave me a rock solid foundation in voice and that experience gave me a love for voice that I carry with me today
If you are fortunate enough to have Karen as a teacher, count yourself as one of the lucky ones. I have been actively pursuing and succeeding in a professional entertainment career for the better of my life and have had many MANY amazing teachers and I count her as one of those amazing teachers and I don’t just mean in voice. Not ONLY does she have the expertise of the voice and how to overcome your personal, unique vocal issues, but her caring teaching style and way of giving you the right information needed at the right time in the right moments make her a great choice for an amazing experience. She gave me a rock solid foundation in voice and that experience gave me a love for voice that I carry with me today. Sadly for me Karen isn’t in NYC because if she were I would still be working with her today as one of the secret weapons in my arsenal to my continued success in this business. Do walk, RUN to a lesson today and see if I’m joking. Believe me, i’m not. 😉 Good luck on… Read more
Stephen CambriaActorHoboken, NJ
Immersive and compellingPublic review of Vocabulary Building with Latin and Greek Affixes, Level 3 on Outschool:
A wonderful series of classes. An opportunity not to be missed, to study with Dr. Wieland. I wish I was offered classes like these when I was a child. My daughter is doing the entire series, and it has been fantastic, English decoded. Dr. Wieland’s course is immersive and compelling, my daughter loved every single session. My daughter might not have had the benefit of etymology until college/university, but here it is, it is suitable for children and leaves them with deep understanding and literacy skills for life. I cannot recommend Dr. Wieland’s courses highly enough. Rating 5/5
IriniOutschool parent
Dr. Wieland's etymology for children is fun, brilliant, seemingly effortlessly engagingPublic Review of Vocabulary Building with Roots and Affixes – Prefixes
Outstanding, as all courses from the exceptional Dr. Karen Wieland. This is my third child, following through all available with Dr. Wieland. These courses are an opportunity – deep literacy and love of language for life, my eldest is now starting higher education, and considering a career in law, my second is showing a talent in many areas and is excelling academically. Dr. Wieland is credited not only for their language skills and knowledge of Latin but for their academic drive, we, the parents, are deeply indebted. Dr. Wieland’s etymology for children is fun, brilliant, seemingly effortlessly engaging, with crosswords and fun homework which also teaches independence and learning skills and gives the children an opportunity to exceed the requirements, the atmosphere in the classes is sociable and friendly and learning is a joy. Dr. Wieland is a gifted, exceptional educator, one of the most memorable and the very b… Read more
Irina R.Outschool Parent
Awesome Class and Teacher!Awesome class and teacher! Son is so excited about Latin and Greek!! Plan on taking MANY of Dr Wieland’s classes
Carrie B.Outschool Parent
KNOWLEDGEABLE AND COMPASSIONATEMy 15 year old grand daughter has a reading disability diagnosed in second grade, for which a systematic, structured, phonics based approach to remediation was required. She has been working with Dr. Wieland for approximately 2 1/2 years using the Wilson Reading system to develop decoding skills and vocabulary, content and contextual exercises to improve her fluency and overall reading abilities. This type of specific targeted one to one approach to her reading disability was not available to her in school. She has made significant progress thorough her work with Dr. Wieland improving her reading ability and in the ability to achieve at grade level in content areas. Dr. Wieland is a knowledgeable and compassionate educator and makes the tutoring experience a positive one. I am also familiar with Dr. Wieland as a volunteered as a tutor through Literacy Volunteers of Cattaraugus County and she brings the same talents and dedication to working with adults with literacy issues. Her ex… Read more
KathyGrandparentOlean, NY
Enjoyed the format and teacher very muchPublic review of Vocabulary Building with Latin and Greek Roots and Affixes, Level 1 on Outschool:
My daughter loved this class and is asking for the next class. She enjoyed the format and teacher very much. Being that she is dyslexic, learning roots is an excellent part of aiding in word meaning and text comprehension. Highly recommended. Overall rating : 10 Content: 5 Presentation: 5 Logistics: 5 Value: 5
Enjoyed the format and teacher very muchOutschool parent
Truly Fabulous TeacherMs Karen is simply amazing. My son took classes with her in group setting and one on one classes as well. She kept him engaged with both settings. She is very knowledgeable and truly a fabulous teacher that knows how to teach.
ArshiaParent
Fantastic course
Review of Introduction to Latin Course IV: Fantastic course. My son is really enjoying classes with Dr. Wieland! Rating: 5 / 5
Alli K.Outschool Parent
Blown away by her persistence and creativityMy daughter got so much out of her sessions with Dr. Karen. We were blown away with her persistence and creativity. She was willing to change things up until she found the winning formula. Dr. Karen obviously loves her work. She has a passion for raising readers. Rating: 5 / 5
Faith BishopparentOutschool
A great turning pointMy son was afforded the opportunity to work with Dr. Wieland individually with the Wilson Reading program. This structured, systematic, sequential, multisensory phonics approach provided him with many opportunities to increase his word recognition abilities. This was a great turning point for him and the results were amazing. In no time he was reading novels by Ray Bradbury and American short fiction. We went from this teachers telling us he might never read at grade level to their being impressed with his independent reading abilities. My son does better in all aspects of his school work for the simple reason that he can read the directions on tests as well as the material on the test itself. My husband and I are amazed at his increased fluency when we listen to him read and we are so proud to hear him have discussions with adults about The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451, and other books he has read. We often wonder how were so lucky to be afforded this life changing opportunity f… Read more
CindyParentAllegany, NY
A Great TimeHappy holidays, Dr. Karen. And thanks so much for everything S. has learned from you. She had a great time and is already asking me to sign her up for level 2 🙂
Julie L.Outschool Parent
My daughter has made leaps and boundsPublic review of Multsensory Phonics series on Outschool:
I highly recommend Dr. Karen Wieland. She has been amazing with my 10 year old daughter who struggles with reading and spelling due to her dyslexia. My daughter has made leaps and bounds since working with Dr. Karen and we will continue to take classes that she offers. Overall Rating: 10 Content: 5 Presentation: 5 Logistics: 5 Value: 5
My daughter has made leaps and boundsOutschool parent
Our daughter learned quite a bitReview of Vocabulary Building with Latin and Greek Roots and Affixes, Level 1 on Outschool:
Very helpful class. Our daughter learned quite a bit. Thank you. – Rating 5/5
DawnOutschool parent
Dr. Karen makes learning funPublic review of Vocabulary Building with Latin and Greek Roots and Affixes, Level 2 on Outschool:
Dr. Karen is an amazing teacher! She makes learning fun for the kids and is very attentive to all the students. Any student that is interested in words would love this course. Rating: 5 / 5
Wendee R.Outschool parent
Upbeat and engagingReview of Vocabulary Building with Latin and Greek Roots and Affixes, Level 2 on Outschool:
Great experience – Dr Karen is really upbeat and engaging. Rating: 5/5
TanOutschool parent
Dr. Karen makes learning Latin fun and excitingPublic Review of Introduction to Latin Course III on Outschool:
She makes learning Latin fun and exciting. Our son always made sure to make time for her classes. We could always hear him laughing and talking with Dr. Weiland like they were best friends. She really cares about the material and making learning fun.
Rating: 5 / 5
Renata & SheaOutschool parents
So engagingReview of Vocabulary Building with Latin and Greek Roots and Affixes, Level 1 on Outschool:
My 10 year old son loved this class! Dr.Karen was so engaging and the children learned so much from her. I also felt she gave above what was expected regarding her time and energy. – Rating 5/5
JoanneOutschool parent
INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTSDr. Wieland’s support and guidance including her rigorous course expectations, prepared me for my future career as a Reading Specialist. [ . . . ] Dr. Wieland’s strengths include her ability to foster the development of knowledge and skill through her interactive learning environments, her guidance in creating compassionate and ethical educators, and staying true to their values in the educational community.
ShellyReading SpecialistSilver Creek, NY
Karen manages to meet singers where they are and builds on that foundation with technique and musicality that she expresses clearly and concisely.
Karen Wieland is an encouraging, meticulous and musically gifted singer, voice teacher and choir director. I have had the pleasure of working with Karen on and off since high school as both a student and as an accompanist. I have witnessed her work with high school singers and choirs and have seen how she uses positive reinforcement to get the best out of them, no matter their skill level. She manages to meet them where they are and builds on that foundation with technique and musicality that she expresses clearly and concisely. Working with her as a vocal teacher and coach, she always had a keen knack of pinpointing any technical issues that were getting in the way of my achieving a free, fully resonant sound. Her vocal warm-ups were never one-size-fits-all. She would always gear them to the specific things I needed to work through. Above all, Karen has a warmth and genuineness that makes you feel free to be open both vocally and emotionally (which was particularly wonderful when she… Read more
Jason BravoSinger-songwriter, composer, musical arranger & directorLos Angeles, CA; Buffalo, NY