Master of Special Education – California State University, Northridge

Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Teaching Credential Level II – California State University, Northridge

BA Psychology – Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

University of Kansas Strategic Instruction Model

• Learning Strategies
• Strategic Instruction in the Content Areas

Multiple reading programs – Ask

2000 – Present – Association of Educational Therapists

2009 – Present – International Dyslexia Association

2004 – 2007 – California Association of Resource Specialists and Special Education Teachers

Over the last two decades, I have worked with children in a variety of unique settings. In the beginning of my career (before I was a credentialed teacher), some of these settings were rather extreme and included the adolescent unit of a psychiatric hospital and a private residential school for developmentally-disabled students with severe learning and behavioral problems.

Later, when my focus shifted towards becoming a classroom teacher, I worked in a variety of different public schools- first as a teaching assistant (1 year in middle school and 1 year in high school) and then as a substitute teacher. I received my teaching credential in 1999 and went on to teach in the classroom for 7 years: elementary (3 yrs.), middle school (2 yrs.), and high school (2 yrs.). I have also worked for private schools, in a private clinical setting, and in the private homes of my students. All of these rich and varied professional experiences have contributed greatly to my development as a teacher for students both with and without learning differences.