Arise Ed Therapy

Meet Denise

Denise received her Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Therapy from UC Riverside Extension. She also completed her M.Ed in Digital Teaching and Learning along with her Mild/Moderate K-12 Education Specialist credential from Azusa Pacific University. Denise has over 15 years of experience working in education ranging from general education, special education, tutoring, and applied behavioral analysis. Her practice began in 2020 to support, empower, students and parents.

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Coursework Taken in Higher Education

Education Therapy: Understanding Learning Differences; Psychology of Human Learning; Principals of Educational Therapy; Techniques of Educational Therapy, Part I: Academic and Content Areas; Techniques of Educational Therapy, Part II; Advanced Educational Assessment; Assessment for Educational Therapists: Practicum; Language-Based Learning Differences: Helping Students Who Struggle with Reading and Writing

Special Education: Individual Differences/Strengths; Educational Foundations K-12; Teaching Reading/Writing K-12; Methods Teaching ELL K-12; Current Trends Transition Plan; Counseling, Collaboration, Consultation; Assessment IEP Mild/Moderate/Severe; RTI Brain Based Teaching/Learning Reading; RTI Brain Based Teaching/Learning Math; Positive Behavior Support;

Digital Teaching: Essentials in Digital Teaching and Learning; Instructional Application/Product Software; Digital Video in the Classroom; Evolving Educational Technology; Learning in the 21st Century

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible to the visible"
-Tony Robbins

Memberships & Qualifications

Associate Educational Therapist through the Association of Educational Therapist (AET)
Passed RICA the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment through the California Reading Initiative
Passed CSET the California Subject Examination for Teachers through California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Member of the Reading League and AET
Member of the Council of Exceptional Children
Member of Alpha Chi- Association of College Honor Societies
Education Specialist Credential Mild/Moderate Disabilities
Masters in Education Digital Teaching and Learning

Professional Trainings

IMSE Comprehensive Orton Gillingham- accredited by the International Dyslexia Association
Smarter Intervention- Orton Gillingham, multi-sensory, structured literacy approach
Master IEP Coach©- IEP advocacy services and coaching on navigating the school system for parents that have a child with special needs.
Lively Letters / Sight Words You Can See- Reading with TLC

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