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title: Boys Education Series - A resource for parents & educators on boys | Emma Royan, 3-4 Learning Specialist and Alyx Voytilla, K-2 Learning Specialist
description: Emma Royan is a veteran teacher with fifteen years of classroom experience in both public and independent schools. She earned her B.S. from Xavier University in Special Education Mild/Moderate and later pursued her masters in Reading Specialization from Kent State University. Currently, Emma is a doctoral candidate at Kent where her dissertation research will focus on the reading preferences of upper elementary boys. Emma is a native of Cleveland, attended Laurel School, and currently lives on the West Side. Alyx Voytilla joined the University School faculty in 2018 as the Lower School Learning Specialist for Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Alyx earned her B.A. and M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from The George Washington University. She specializes in providing individualized support to help students develop strong language, literacy, and executive functioning skills. Prior to joining University School, she worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist at The Lab School of Washington and as a Learning Specialist at St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School in Washington, DC. She is certified in LETRS and is trained in Orton-Gillingham, bringing expertise in evidence-based literacy instruction and language development to support students.
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