Natalie received her Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Therapy from UC Riverside Extension (4.0) and her B.A. with honors (3.9) from UC Davis. She performed her clinical educational therapy internship at Black Pine Circle School in Berkeley. Between her undergraduate and educational therapy studies, Natalie lived in London and attended graduate courses in education and policy at King's College London. 

Courses from Natalie's higher education coursework include Understanding Learning Differences; Principles of Educational Therapy; Techniques of Educational Therapy; Advanced Educational Assessment; Advanced Educational Assessment Practicum; Strategies for Remediation of Dyslexia and Dysgraphia; Management of Clinical Practice; Clinical Internship; Education, Policy, and the City; Abnormal Psychology; Social Psychology; Human Development; Philosophical and Social Foundations of Education; Psychology in Modern Life; and Psychology of Human Learning.

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memberships & qualifications

• Associate Educational Therapist- Association of Educational Therapists 
• Certified Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher​- Center for Effective Reading Instruction
  • ​​​​Passed KPEERI- International Dyslexia Association's Knowledge and Practice Examination for Effective Reading Instruction​
• Member- The Reading League
• Member- Council of Parents, Advocates, and Attorneys
• Learning Ally Specialist qualified to verify print disabilities​
• Founder of Foothills Pediatric Therapists professional networking group

professional trainings & conferences

• IMSE Intermediate Orton Gillingham- accredited by the International Dyslexia Association
• Structured Literacy- Literacy How​
• ​Lively Letters- Reading with TLC 
• Handwriting Without Tears K-5 Handwriting; Pre-K Readiness & Writing
• ​Making Math Real Overview
• Jill Ham Handwriting

• ​Dyslexia Screening- Dyslexia Training Institute
• Council of Parents, Advocates, and Attorneys (COPAA) Annual Conference- (Pending March 2021)

recent continuing ed webinars

• Phonology- Dr. Louisa Moats
• Reading in the Digital Age- Dr. Maryanne Wolf
• Fluency- Dr. Jan Hasbrouck
• Assistive Technology and Apps to Support Literacy Acquisition- Dr. David Winters

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