I specialize in educational evaluations to assess academic skills and strategies. I provide educational therapy to teach individuals those skills. My expertise is in dyslexia and other learning disorders, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, written language, language disorders, executive function issues, organizational and critical thinking skills. I also work with individuals with anxiety and depression. Working with the individual, I teach each student "how to learn." I also provide school consultation, school placement service, 504 and special education consultation. ADHD coaching is an integral part of lessons. Parent coaching is available.
Licenses/Certifications
 Master's Degree
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Education
M.A. - Special Education San Francisco State
Lifetime Elementary Teaching Credential - UC Berkeley
Certificate in Mental Health
Bio
Barbara Bennett, M.A., Educational Therapist, has over twenty-five years of experience as a university clinician at the U.C. San Francisco Medical Center, consultant at the University of Washington, consultant for preschools through college, first grade and Head Start teacher, and educational therapist. She organized and taught training programs for educators and parents to promote effective learning in school and at home. Ms. Bennett trains therapists and physicians in the latest research in the fields of dyslexia, AD/HD, language disorders, anxiety, depression, and other learning challenges. She has a Master’s Degree in Special Education as well as a lifetime elementary teaching credential. As a professional member of the Association of Educational
Therapists, Ms. Bennett founded the national organization’s Seattle Study Group to provide professional training for educators in the greater Seattle area. She is a longtime member of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA). A former IDA board member, Ms. Bennett is an active volunteer with Eastside CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).
Memberships
CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD)
International Dyslexia Association (IDA) - Golden Oak Award
PNNS ( Pacific Northwest Neuropsych Society)
LDA
Plus other local professional groups
Payments Accepted
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Hours
Monday through Friday
Practice Areas/Issues Treated
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Educational Therapy
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Attention Deficit Disorder
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Dyslexia
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Evaluation and Testing
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Language Processing Problems
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Learning Disabilities
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Low Academic Self-Esteem
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Math Disabilities
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Non-Verbal Learning Disorders
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Study Skills Development
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Other Less Common Conditions
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Reading and Writing Difficulties
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School and Test Anxiety
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School Placement and Retention
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Special Education
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Tutoring
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Visual Processing Problems
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