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.
memberships & qualifications
Associate Educational Therapist- Association of Educational Therapists
Certified Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher- Center for Effective Reading Instruction
Passed KPEERI-Knowledge and Practice Examination for Effective Reading Instruction
Member- The Reading League
Member- Council of Parents, Advocates, and Attorneys (COPAA)
Learning Ally Specialist- qualified to verify print disabilities
Creator of "Greater Sac SPED Referrals," a directory of local therapists and related professionals
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)