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It's okay for children to learn at a different pace.
Our Mission is to provide a comprehensive and diverse learning environment that meets the unique learning styles of children with special exceptionalities and learning difficulties, while:
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promoting individuality
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improving academic skills
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improving motor skills
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developing social skills
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developing life skills
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and nurturing sensory needs
Our Vision is for students to learn and master the foundational learning skills that may not have been achieved as they transition to higher grade levels.
iLD understands that these skills are the key components to successful understanding and execution of pre-vocational skills, vocational skills, and basic life skills and will provide a nurturing environment to help our students achieve academic success.
Our Core Values
Altruism
We will always put our learners first.
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Integrity
We will maintain integrity in everything that we do.
Adaptability
We adapt to the individual needs of each learner.
Advocacy
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We will champion for our learners’ access to supports.
About The Director
Tamora Reedus, M.S., OTR/L
Tamora is a nationally registered and state-licensed occupational therapist with 8+ years of clinical experience in the skilled nursing setting and over 6+ years of experience providing occupational therapy intervention to children with learning disabilities in the school system, grades K-12, as well as Pre-K.
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At an early age, Tamora discovered her passion for helping others and working with children. Her passion was fueled by occasional visits to work with her mom, who was a special education teacher, and accompanying her on Sundays in the church nursery. Tamora went on to work with special needs students when she was in middle school. Upon graduation from high school, Tamora continued her academic studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she received a Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy and a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (OT).
Proverbs 19:21 says, "Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.”
Tamora affirms that her passion finally met her purpose when her career as an occupational therapist led her to the school system, where she currently provides OT services to children with diagnosed medical and learning disabilities. This affirmation along with her empathy, compassion, and desire to serve children with learning disabilities led her to establish iLD with the mission to help advocate for and educate children who learn differently than their peers. Learning different is just an obstacle, not a burden and she is overjoyed to have the opportunity to help children reach their maximum potential!