Continued Learning for Young Adults Beyond High School | Hill Education Services, Doylestown PA

Two ways to keep learning

Written for families of young adults

Programs for young adults after high school are hard to find, and most stop at recreation. Hill Education Services offers something different: real instruction, built around the adult's own goals, from an educator with 15 years of experience with learners who have developmental, learning, and communication differences.

1 · One-on-one

Individualized Continued Learning

Reading • Writing • Functional literacy • Executive function • Communication • Life skills

1 to 3 sessions a week · 60 minutes · Office, virtual, or in-home What sessions can include → 2 · Community

The Next Page Book Club

Books • Conversation • Social connection • Life-skills practice • Friendship

Weekly · Small group of 6 · First meeting October 13 About the club →

1 · Individualized Continued Learning

Not a repeat of high school

When formal schooling ends, the learning usually stops with it. That doesn't have to be the case. Continued learning is one-on-one instruction with Susan, built around what matters in this young adult's life right now: the job they want, the independence they're working toward, the things they'd like to read or write or understand on their own.

Sessions are structured, data-guided, and taught by a certified reading specialist, so the work is real skill-building rather than busywork. They're also individual, so the pace, the materials, and the goals belong to the learner.

1 to 3 sessions a week 60-minute sessions Office, virtual, or in-home View rates (PDF)

Same rates as one-on-one instruction, with a reduced rate for additional sessions in the same week and free same-week rescheduling. Many families combine one or two sessions a week with the book club.

Who teaches

A Reading Specialist who understands both literacy and learning behavior

Susan Hill holds three Pennsylvania credentials that rarely sit together in one educator, and each one matters for this work.

Pennsylvania Certified Reading Specialist (M.S., Saint Joseph's University): how literacy skills are built, at any age
Special Education Teacher, PK–12 (M.Ed., Arcadia University): instruction designed for learners who learn differently
Licensed Behavior Specialist: motivation, communication, and engagement, so instruction actually lands

15 years serving learners across Bucks and Montgomery Counties, including many young adults with autism, developmental and learning differences, and complex communication needs.

What continued learning can include

Every plan is individual. These are the kinds of goals young adults and their families bring most often. Notice that many of them are reading specialist goals, not generic life skills: they're about reading and writing the real world.

Reading the real world

Reading a work schedule, a community sign, or a bus timetable
Understanding texts, emails, forms, and instructions
Reading menus, recipes, directions, and labels
Improving decoding and reading fluency
Reading for enjoyment and comprehension

Writing for everyday life

Writing emails, text messages, and notes
Filling out applications and personal information
Writing lists, plans, and reminders that actually get used
Spelling and sentence skills that carry into everyday writing

Executive function and life skills

Planning and completing everyday tasks, start to finish
Organizing a calendar or weekly schedule
Practicing how to ask questions and request help
Managing money basics, appointments, and transportation information
Building confidence to try, and to keep going, when something is hard

2 · Community, for young adults 18+

The Next Page Book Club

A social and life-skills community for young adults. Each week, members come together for guided book discussions and life-skills practice in a small, interactive group: a relaxed, welcoming space where conversation flows, confidence grows, and real friendships are made.

Who the club is for: The Next Page is a club for young adults, 18 and older, who want to connect. Many of our members are autistic or have other developmental or learning differences, and the group is built with them in mind. You don't have to be a strong reader to belong here; you just have to want to be part of something. The club is designed for young adults who are able to take part in a small group on their own for 45 to 60 minutes each week, without a parent or caregiver in the room; parents and caregivers are welcome to wait nearby. If you're not sure whether it's the right fit, that's exactly what the free consultation is for.

Meets weekly in a small group. First meeting: Tuesday, October 13, 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, at the Doylestown office.

Registration required. Your spot is confirmed once payment is received, and space is limited to six young adults per meeting. Register a young adult here → and Susan will reply with payment details. Rates are on the rate sheet. Need to cancel? Cancel a registration online.

Young adults talking together around a table

How it works

Your young adult is the learner

At 18, the young adult is the client, and the process is built to respect that, while keeping family as involved as the learner wants them to be.

1

We talk

A free 15-minute conversation with the young adult and, if they'd like, a parent or support person: what they want to work on and what a good next step looks like.

2

The learner signs

The young adult signs their own consent for services. A short release lets Susan share scheduling, payment, and progress information with the family members they choose. If there is a legal guardianship, the guardian signs instead.

3

We build the plan

Goals that belong to the learner, set together, with materials drawn from their real life and interests.

4

We get to work

One-on-one sessions with ongoing progress data. Families with a signed release get regular plain-language updates.

Paperwork for adult learners: Adult Consent for Services & Release of Information (PDF). Learners under 18 use the new-family forms.

Questions families ask

Frequently asked

Is this a day program?

No. Continued learning is individualized instruction with a certified reading specialist, one to three sessions a week, built around the young adult's own goals. It's education, not a day program or a social group, although The Next Page Book Club offers a weekly community alongside it.

Does my young adult need a diagnosis to take part?

No. Continued learning is open to any adult 18 or older who wants to keep building reading, writing, and everyday skills. Many learners are autistic or have learning differences or complex communication needs, and Susan has years of experience with those learners, but a diagnosis is not required.

Who signs the paperwork for a learner who is 18 or older?

The learner does. At 18, the young adult is the client. They sign their own consent for services and can sign a release that lets Susan share scheduling, payment, or progress information with a parent or support person. If there is a legal guardianship or power of attorney, the guardian signs and provides documentation.

Can parents be involved?

Yes, with the learner's permission. Most families stay closely involved in scheduling and goals, and with a signed release Susan shares progress updates. During sessions the learner works with Susan directly; parents are welcome to wait nearby.

What if my young adult isn't a strong reader, or doesn't speak much?

That's often exactly who this is for. As a reading specialist and behavior specialist, Susan works with learners at every level, including those with complex communication needs. The consultation is where we figure out the right starting point together.

Ready to keep learning?

Start with a free 15-minute conversation. Bring your young adult, bring your questions, and we'll figure out what a good next step looks like.

Request a free consultation →