How can I help you and your child?

Highly experienced in teaching children with special needs, Rooted aims to create inclusive, highly interactive learning sessions focused on your individualized educational goals.

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a pile of plastic letters and numbers on a pink and blue background

About me

I am a former lawyer turned educator, passionate in my pursuit of ensuring that no child gets left behind. I have spent two decades caring for and educating vulnerable children, including foster children and kids with special needs. I focus on connection first, while affirming each child's unique personality and abilities. I have supported my extensive teaching experience with numerous courses from the leading experts in these subjects.

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books on ground

Training

Foundations of Multisensory Structured Language Education - Reach Learning Centre

Orton Gillingham Practitioner Training - Reach Learning Centre

Collaborative & Proactive Solutions Advanced Training - Lives in the Balance (Dr. Ross Greene)

Seeing, Understanding, and Supporting Students Differently - POPFASD

Fostering Independent Executive Function Skills - Sarah Ward

Understanding and Using Declarative Language with PDA Children - Kristy Forbes

Trauma-Informed Parenting - Adoptive Families Association of BC

Supporting Children and Youth Post Trauma - Justice Institute of BC

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with Distinction - Simon Fraser University

Juris Doctor - University of British Columbia