Dr. Collins' passion is opening up the world to students through reading and writing. For over 30 years she has worked with learners from Kindergarten to Graduate School - both in schools and in private practice - focusing on helping them grow as readers and writers. She has worked with teachers across the U.S., collaborating to fine-tune instruction and teaching practices to better foster students. Dr. Collins holds a Master of Arts Degree in Curriculum & Instruction in Reading from the University of Colorado and a Doctorate of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University in Curriculum & Teaching with an emphasis on Literacy. She also holds multiple state and professional certifications in literacy instruction. She specializes in the remediation of reading and writing difficulties in clinical, small group, and classroom settings as well as writing instruction for students with Attention Deficit, Dysgraphia, and Autism Spectrum disorders. When not reading or writing, she can be found hiking, knitting, or spending time with her favorite people (her four adult children, their partners, and her husband).

Our Founder:
Robin R. Collins

Trainings & Certifications

Wilson Reading System
Orton-Gillingham Approach
Lindamood Bell Visualizing and Verbalizing
Lindamood Bell Seeing Stars
Project Read Linguistics
Heggerty Phonemic Awareness
DIBELS Assessment Program

Step Up to Writing
Writing Alive
The Writing Revolution
Writing Workshop Approach

CT Professional Educator Elementary K-6 (#013)
CT Professional Educator Remedial Reading and Remedial Language Arts, 1-12 (#102)
CT Administrative Endorsement Reading and Language Arts Consultant (#097)

Meet the Team

These are the amazing associates who make up our team.

Reading Tutor

Cathlyn Rogozinski

Cathlyn received her undergraduate degree in English from Lake Forest College and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Bank Street College of Education in NYC. She is trained in the Preventing Academic Failure method (an Orton- Gillingham approach) and the Wilson approach to teaching reading. Over the past several years she has been a private tutor for children in grades K-5 and has worked as a Literacy Tutor and Math & Reading Interventionist for grades K-5 in both public and private schools. She previously taught 1st and 3rd grade in both Harlem, NY and Cambridge, MA. Passionate about the importance of literature in children's lives, Cathlyn & her own children have read together for over 40000 consecutive days! She loves to work with children in grades K-2 on their foundational and early/emergent reading skills and with older children (grades 3-8) in Book Club groups, establishing that reading can be fun will instill a love of reading that will continue throughout their lives. She lives in Wilton, CT with her husband and 2 college-age children. She looks forward to sharing her passion for literacy with your child.

Administrative Coordinator & Reading Tutor

Jennifer Jasminski

Jennifer has spent the last eight years working as a literacy paraprofessional in the Ridgefield Public School system. She is a lifelong lover of reading and writing and graduated from Boston College with a BA in English. Upon graduation, she worked in the Reinsurance Industry as a Property Underwriter and Catastrophe Risk Modeler while earning the CPCU professional degree before staying at home to raise two daughters. She recently wrote a children's picture book (awaiting publication); and has begun Orton-Gillingham certification. In her spare time, she enjoys running, traveling, and doing crossword puzzles.

Our Founder: Robin R. Collins

Trainings & Certifications

Meet the Team

Our Founder:
Robin R. Collins