Sue’s Strategies LLC

Sue’s Strategies is a Waltham publisher of reading and writing materials for children and adults with dyslexia, dysgraphia and other language-based learning challenges. Founder Sue Kahn builds her approach on the Science of Reading and Orton-Gillingham teaching, combining multimedia, multisensory and multi-mnemonic instruction. Students watch an animated video, study the skill in an illustrated text, then practice it in a guided workbook. Her blog handouts are written for teachers, parents and homeschoolers.

Kahn has published 19 texts, 57 animated videos and more than 850 blog posts, many of them one-page instructional handouts. Her grammar and writing books include self-correcting exercises, while the reading texts pair with separate syllabication workbooks. She also teaches directly, assessing strengths and weaknesses before designing a program for each student. Beyond the classroom, she advocates for screening and phonetic reading instruction, and she speaks at local and national education conferences.

What to Know

• Kahn worked with Decoding Dyslexia MA to help pass Chapter 272, the Massachusetts screening law.
• Her credentials include certification as an Orton-Gillingham language therapist through Mass General Hospital.
• She holds a CAGS equivalence in learning disabilities.
• The animated learning videos are available free.
• Book bundles are sold for parents and teachers, covering reading, spelling, comprehension and writing.