Private, individualized educational guidance for families who want more for their children.
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Kathy Matell, M.Ed.
Private Education Coach • Reading Specialist • Educational Strategist • Child Advocate
20+ Years of Educational Experience
New York City • Long Island • Palm Beach County
Choosing the right school is important. But the right school is only part of the equation.
Every child has different strengths, challenges, learning needs, and potential. Sometimes a child needs more individualized attention than the classroom can provide. Sometimes a family needs someone who understands reading, special education, school systems, and educational options—and can help them put all of the pieces together.
That is where Kathy Matell comes in.
With more than 20 years of experience in education across New York City, Long Island, and Palm Beach County, Kathy provides families with individualized academic support, reading intervention, educational strategy, special-education expertise, school guidance, and child and parent advocacy.
Her experience in both New York and Florida gives families a unique perspective—particularly those relocating from New York and the Northeast and looking to maintain the academic expectations and educational standards they value while navigating the Florida school system.
Some children need far more than help with homework. Here is what Kathy brings.
MATELL EDUCATION CONCIERGE provides that perspective.
You don't have to choose between a public-school education and individualized academic support.
You don't have to wait until your child is significantly behind before seeking help.
And you don't have to navigate the educational system alone.
Whether your child needs reading intervention, academic acceleration, private-school preparation, homeschooling support, special-education guidance, IEP advocacy, or help navigating educational options, Kathy provides an experienced and individualized perspective.
Your child's education deserves more than a one-size-fits-all approach.
It deserves a strategy.
It deserves attention.
It deserves someone who understands the system—and understands your child.
Academic preparation and individualized support for children preparing to enter or transition into a private-school environment.
Specialized, individualized reading instruction for children who are struggling, falling behind, or need additional support to become confident, capable readers.
Individualized homeschooling instruction, educational planning, curriculum guidance, and academic support tailored to your child's needs. Available one-on-one or in small groups.
Targeted instruction and educational planning for students who are capable of more and would benefit from additional academic challenge.
One-on-one instruction and academic support tailored to your child's needs, strengths, and goals.
Helping children build the organizational skills they need to keep track of their materials, use a planner, and complete their work.
A comprehensive look at your child's academic needs, strengths, challenges, goals, and educational options—with a strategy designed around the individual child.
Professional guidance for families navigating learning differences, special-education services, evaluations, accommodations, and educational programming.
Help reviewing and understanding IEPs and 504 Plans, preparing for meetings, identifying questions and concerns, understanding accommodations and services, and advocating effectively for your child.
Helping families communicate with schools, understand educational options, prepare for meetings, and navigate the educational system with greater confidence.
Guidance when families are evaluating schools, considering a transition, addressing academic concerns, or trying to determine what educational environment may best serve their child.
Helping families identify and understand potential educational funding opportunities, scholarships, programs, and resources that may be available to support their child's education.
MATELL Education Concierge
$100per session
Individualized academic support designed to strengthen skills, reinforce classroom learning, support homework and study habits, and help students build confidence and academic independence.
Services may include:
$125per session
Specialized reading instruction and individualized literacy intervention provided by a Reading Specialist.
Services may include:
$100per session
Individualized support to help students become more organized, independent and confident learners.
Services may include:
$75per child, per hourMinimum three-hour blocks ($225 per child)
Individualized homeschooling instruction, educational planning, curriculum guidance, and academic support tailored to your child's needs.
Services may include:
$125per session
Personalized educational guidance for parents seeking professional insight and a clear academic plan for their child.
Services may include:
Starting at$125per session
Professional guidance and parent support related to special education and educational accommodations.
Services may include:
All services are provided on an individualized basis. Session length may vary depending on the student’s age, developmental needs, attention span and type of service provided.
Younger students may benefit from shorter sessions, while older students or specialized consultations may require longer sessions.
Please contact MATELL EDUCATION CONCIERGE to discuss your child’s individual needs and determine the most appropriate service and session format.
Kathy's professional background spans New York City, Long Island, and Palm Beach County. She holds General Education and Special Education certifications in both New York and Florida, along with a Reading Endorsement.
Her experience includes general education, special education, reading intervention, individualized instruction, and working with children who have learning differences and academic challenges.
For families coming from New York, Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, and the surrounding Northeast, Kathy understands that moving to Florida can also mean navigating a different educational environment.
Her role is to help families understand where their child is academically, identify areas that may need additional attention, and create a strategy for moving forward.
Your child can attend public school and still receive individualized educational support.
The goal isn't to replace your child's school. The goal is to give your child more.
Because education is not one-size-fits-all.
Meet Kathy Matell, M.Ed.
With 20+ years of experience in New York City, Long Island, and Palm Beach County, Kathy helps families give their children the individualized educational support they may not be getting in the classroom.
Kathy brings together areas of expertise that are rarely found in one educational professional:
Her experience allows her to look beyond a report card and ask the questions that matter:
New York educational experience. Florida expertise. Individualized attention.
Looking for More for Your Child Academically?
Contact Kathy to discuss your child's educational needs.
Email Kathy Matell, M.Ed.
Serving families in Palm Beach County and throughout South Florida. Private consultations available.
Your child can attend public school and still receive additional academic support, reading expertise, and educational strategy tailored specifically to their needs.
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