Springs Literacy Center strives to provide all students who struggle with literacy aquisition the opportunity to learn in a different way that allows them to experience and achieve success. We are committed to providing instruction that is steeped in research based practices in order to best serve the individual needs of our students
We Are Ready.
Alison Santa Maria, MAT, CALT
Executive Director, Dyslexia Therapist. Springs Literacy Center
Alison Santa Maria received her B.A. in Elementary Education from Coe College in 2009. She earned her Master's of Arts in Teaching and the Literacy Intervention Specialist Program from Colorado College in 2015. Within the practice she founded, she has logged thousands of clinical teaching hours. In addition, she was employed as an interventionist for a local public school from 2013-2016. While working there, she was awarded a $2000 for a grant she wrote to provide audiobook accommodations for the school library. Alison was awarded the National ALTA Therapy Level Scholarship in 2015 , recognizing her contribution to improving services for those with dyslexia. Alison also served as President for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Academic Language Therapy Association and worked with the board to develop and provide meaningful experiences to raise awareness about dyslexia in our community and support ALTA members. When she’s not working in the Literacy Center tutoring or doing evaluations, she’s often next door, in her other business Meadowfound Ceramics Studio, getting her hands dirty building things with clay, or at home lounging with her dog Hoagie.
Office Location:
1729 N. Weber Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Amber Johnson, M.Ed, CALP
Dyslexia Interventionist. Springs Literacy Center
Amber lives with a passion for giving students access to the world through literacy and critical thinking. She received a Master of Arts in Education from Kansas State University, and has 7+ years of experience in public education, as well as 10 years of experience in libraries. She founded Blast Reading Co in 2023 and aims to catapult students from learning how to read, to then reading to learn about the world and themselves. Amber is trained in the Take Flight program, a research-based curriculum created for struggling readers ages 8 and up. When not tutoring, you can find Amber substitute teaching, hiking, or spending time with her sweet cat, Max.
