Susan J. Johnson, Ph.D.

Weinfeld Education Group, LLC Presents…

Diamonds in the Rough
Smart Kids Who Learn Differently

March 11- 13, 2010
University of Maryland
Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850

Biography:

Susan J. Johnson, Ph.D. is Head of Commonwealth Academy, a college preparatory, co-ed, independent day school for students with LD and ADHD in Alexandria, Virginia. With over 30 years experience in special education as a teacher, education diagnostician, school psychologist and administrator, Dr. Johnson brings a thorough understanding of the social-emotional and academic needs of students with executive functioning, organizational, learning style differences and disabilities, and attention challenges.

In her years as Head of Commonwealth Academy, Dr. Johnson has developed a school that prepares students to succeed in college by helping students develop self-esteem through mastery. Within a supportive environment, students identify and build on strengths, learn to accept and work through areas of challenge in order to develop a specific set of strategies tailored to help them achieve in an academically challenging curriculum.