Loretta comes to the Elm Grove office with a heart for helping children find and build confidence in their reading skills.  She has trained with the Wisconsin Reading Corps and the Dyslexia Achievement Center, and is dedicated to using evidence-based practices for each individual while appreciating their unique abilities.  She is a retired Physical Therapist with an MPT from the University of Iowa, as well as degrees in Theater and Spanish. She has enjoyed volunteering over the years in literacy tutoring, most recently in an MPS first grade classroom.  Loretta also likes hiking, live music and theater, and experiencing other languages and cultures.