About Nicole
Nicole earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary and Special Education and went on to get her Master’s Degree in Early, Elementary, and Special Education. She is a certified Special Education teacher from Birth through 6th grade in New York State. After teaching and tutoring for ten years, Nicole decided to leave the classroom to pursue her work of supporting students 1:1 through tutoring and Educational Therapy. Nicole is an Educational Therapist certified with the Association of Educational Therapists.
Having multiple trainings in a myriad of specialized learning programs, she has worked to help understand her students on a very individualized level. Nicole is trained in:
Orton Gillingham
Wilson Fundations
Preventing Academic Failure (PAF)
The Writing Revolution (Judith Hochman’s Basic Writing Skills)
Science of Reading
Singapore Math
These programs help shape the personalized learning programs designed for each individual client she sees. Along the way, Nicole has worked closely with many therapists and neuropsychologists. She has formulated many connections and has an extensive network throughout New York City of therapists, neuropsychologists, speech language pathologists, and social skills teams, which helps her to collaborate with other outside providers, as well as refer families who may be looking for a great match.