Education
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Midwestern State University
Master of Education, Emphasis in Dyslexia
2011
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University of Florida
Doctoral Candidate, Ed.D. in Special Education with emphasis in Dyslexia
2024
Training and Experience Highlights
Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA)
Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT)
2010
International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
Certified Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Specialist (C-SLDS)
2016
Jen Parra, M.Ed, CALT, C-SLDS
Executive Director and Founder, Multisensory Reading Center
About the Author
Jen Parra founded the Multisensory Reading Center in 2015 and has over 20 years of experience working with children who have learning disabilities, including dyslexia, autism, ADHD, and SLD. She previously worked in both public and private school settings before going out into private practice. Her passion is using science-based interventions to unlock literacy for all students. Jen has a Master’s in Education from Midwestern State University with an emphasis on dyslexia and is currently a doctoral candidate for an Ed.D. at the University of Florida. She is also a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT) through the Academic Language Therapy Association and a Certified Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist (C-SLDS) with the International Dyslexia Association.
Fun Facts
- Jen resides in Colorado with her husband and two cats. As empty nesters, her cats get the benefit of Jen and her husband's full attention and are quite spoiled. They will frequently pop into her student sessions and meetings to say “hi!”
- Jen and her husband are avid hikers and are currently training to summit their first Colorado 14er in the upcoming hiking season.
- When Jen and her husband are not hiking, she enjoys binge-watching Netflix detective series, reading, and writing.
More Blog Posts by Jen Parra
Rebecca, Lexercise Parent
“The Lexercise program and our amazing tutor, were able to dramatically improve my child’s spelling and writing skills in the course of one year. It gave him more confidence and many more tools to help him learn based on the way his brain retains information. His teacher was able to move at his pace and help him make progress quickly...”