Program Details 2024*
Title
Trust Me, I'm a Dyslexia Therapist
Description
Catrina has taught since the mid 1990s, specializing in teaching students with dyslexia since 2000. She has provided dyslexia training and direct service through her business, Independent Learning Tools since 2002. Catrina has taught students from age 5 to 18 to read and spell more effectively using the Wilson Reading System in public, private and alternative school settings. She has trained hundreds of teachers in how to effectively teach reading. Catrina geeks out over how much more we know about the brain now compared with when she started in 1996.
Presenter’s Name
Catrina Hays
Presenter’s Website
http://independentlearningtools.com
Presenter’s Bio
Catrina Hays, director of Independent Learning Tools, has spent over two decades teaching students and educators. She got her undergraduate education in Learning Disabiities from Northwestern University and her Master's in Special Education from the University of Arizona. Catrina has also participated in well over 1000 evaluations with neuropsychologists to identify learning issues. Passionate about her students, she never ceases to be in awe of their persistence in the face of challenge.
*Note: This program was offered last year and may or may not be offered again this year.
