Moumita Si Pallachulla

FOUNDER and CEO

Moumita is an Educational Therapist, Special Ed Advocate, Neurodiverse career coach, and an Instructional Designer.

She is an associate member of the Association of Educational Therapists ID # 1686 and a professional member of the Learning Disabilities Association of America.

Moumita possesses expertise in the specialized area of special education, specifically concentrating on severe cognitive disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, and also learning disabilities( Dyslexia, Dysgraphia ,  Dyscalculia, Nonverbal learning disorder, Auditory processing disorder, Language processing disorder, Dyspraxia, Visual perceptual/visual motor deficit,  and Aphasia/dysphasia).

She holds a few Master’s degrees in Organizational Learning and Instructional Technologies (OLIT) from the University of New Mexico, NM, a Master’s degree in Special Education, and a General Education.

She also holds a Special Education Advocacy Certificate from the University of San Diego Law School, California.

With more than 15 years of experience in teaching and professional services as an Educational Therapist, Special Education Advocate, former special education classroom teacher, and Instructional Designer at K-12 and undergraduate levels, she specializes in developing inclusive and accessible learning solutions, neurodiverse career coaching, and case management.

Moumita being a Special Ed Advocate has been providing Special Education advocacy services, including the development of IEPs and serving as an IEP advocate to assist families in navigating the educational system.

She is proficient in creating SMART Individualized Education Plans (IEP), Behavior Plans (BIP), and assessments, with a strong background in behavior management and parent consultation.

As an Educational Therapist, she collaborates closely with students, families, and psycho-educational teams to provide personalized, evidence-based academic and social-emotional interventions. She takes a comprehensive approach, addressing both the academic skills and the social-emotional development of the child to create a comprehensive plan that fosters success and confidence.

Moumita's area of expertise encompasses providing support to K-12 students with learning disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and other diverse needs. She employs interventions that utilize multi-sensory, differentiated instruction tailored to accommodate each student’s unique learning profile.

Over the past fifteen years, Moumita has dedicated her career to working with children with learning disabilities, Cognitive diaabilities and ADHD, actively engaging in research-based advancements in education and teaching methodologies. She consistently pursues professional development in learning disabilities, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder, Informal and Formal Assessments, and Executive Functioning. Additionally, she seeks out the latest research-based teaching programs in literacy and math to enhance her expertise in the field.

As a Neurodiverse career consultant, she provides coaching to neurodiverse young adults to get hired and stay hired.

Kiran Pallachulla

Technical Advisor

Mr Pallachulla is providing technical advice and guidance to Learning Comet for its STEAM programs and has the following expertise.

  • Over 5 years of development and instruction of programming/coding courses for SCRATCH programming language and Arduino hardware.
  • 15 years of Web Design and development experience using Html, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, ASP, PHP, SQL, MySQL, Ajax, Python, Django, Phonegap/Cordova.
  • Experience installing web servers, email servers, web frameworks, opensource CMS packages like Worpress, Joomla, Drupal, DjangoCMS, MezzanineCMS (Django).
  • Experienced Graphic and Media Arts Designer with proficiency in Photoshop, Gimpshop, Illustrator, SketchUp, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier, Maya, Poser, Blender and 3D Studio.
  • Experience with geographic information systems (GISs) and as GIS Specialist. Worked with development of a GIS for traffic safety/transportation and various other research applications. As a GIS Specialist, delineated watersheds and created floodplain maps, created and edited geodatabases, ArcInfo coverages, shapefiles and maps with GPS data.