Deidre Dubin, M.Sc.
The Dubin Learning Center, established in Santa Barbara in 1979, offers instruction and assessments for students from Kindergarten through to College Level.
Educational Therapy meets the needs of students with Learning Differences, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit.
Reading instruction is multisensory and uses and adapts a variety of methodology including Lindamood-Bell techniques and supplemental computer based programs including Reading Assistant for fluency, vocabulary, sight recognition and comprehension, and the Fast ForWord Family of programs.
Math instruction is developmentally based and targets computation, concepts and problem solving.
There is tutoring in all subject areas.
There is test prep. for SAT, ISEE, and GATE .
The daily morning program, available for the student who is not benefiting from classroom instruction, and is significantly behind academically, is available through the school year.
There are after school sessions.
There are summer sessions.
Sessions are individual.
Scheduling is flexible according to needs.
Bio
The Directors, Barry and Deidre Dubin are a husband and wife team who have lived and worked in Santa Barbara since 1977. They received their Master's degrees at the Marianne Frostig Center for Educational Therapy given through Mount St. Mary's College. They have been instructors for the Special Education Master's degree, and teaching credential programs at Cal Lutheran and UCSB, and have established clinics and training centers in Mexico.
Deidre Dubin began her professional career as a Clinical Psychologist. She is a Board Certified Educational Therapist.
Barry Dubin began his professional career as a High School teacher. He holds a life credential as a City College instructor and certification as an Educational Therapist.
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Lisa Couvillion, Santa Barbara
The moment we walked into the Dubin Learning Center, we knew we had found a good fit for our son. The personal, family-like atmosphere and Deidre's ability to engage a 7 year old instantly put us at ease. The breadth and depth of Deidre's experience working with learning disabilities is truly impressive. We have been astounded at the progress Thomas has made in a short amount of time. Deidre's techniques are highly personalized and the individual attention is proving invaluable.
Lisa C.
Practice Areas/Issues Treated
 Educational Therapy
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Non-Verbal Learning Disorders
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Attention Deficit Disorder
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Study Skills Development
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Dyslexia
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Reading and Writing Difficulties
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Evaluation and Testing
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School and Test Anxiety
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Language Processing Problems
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School Placement and Retention
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Learning Disabilities
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Special Education
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Low Academic Self-Esteem
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Tutoring
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Math Disabilities
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Visual Processing Problems
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Licenses/Certifications
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Association of Educational Therapists (AET)
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Board-Certified Educational Therapist (BCET)
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Master's Degree
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