Laura is a Senior Reading Specialist, Academic Coach, and ALTA certified CALT (Certified Academic Language Therapist) with a goal to earn her QI (Qualified Instructor) status in the next couple of years so that she can train other teachers and grow capacity for literacy instruction in the Denver area. Laura graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Regis University and later received her Master’s Degree in Reading with an emphasis in OG (Orton-Gillingham) from Kings College in Pennsylvania. Laura has had a passion for studying literacy since 2016 and is trained in both Yoshimoto OG as well as MSLE (Multisensory Structured Language Education). She is also trained in Hill Reading Acceleration Program from the Hill Springs Institute in Colorado Springs. Laura is also a member of the International Literacy Association. Laura spent over 10 years teaching in various public-school settings in Colorado. While there, Laura worked as both a French immersion classroom teacher and as a reading specialist providing reading therapy to students with characteristics of dyslexia. During lessons, Laura provides data-driven, individualized, and comprehensive reading instruction that is explicit, systematic, structured, and most importantly multisensory. For Laura, lifelong learning is a priority, and she finds joy in supporting students as they grow into confident and fluent readers. Most recently, Laura has had the opportunity to use her knowledge to serve with the Westwood Reads Initiative supported by Carmel Hill and finds great purpose in providing reading instruction for the English learner and bilingual population. As a result, Laura is committed to continuing to grow her knowledge and experience in best practices for CLD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) instruction. When Laura is not tutoring, you can find her hiking or biking with her husband, gardening, riding her motorcycle, doing yoga, or of course reading.