Bio: I am Carmen Glodfelter. I am a Licensed NILD professionally certified education therapist and hold a Masters Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language(TESOL). I currently am living and serving in Chiang Rai, Thailand. I have been serving in SE Asia for the last 25 years.
Bio: I recently started my own business, Mind Launch, in Melbourne, FL, using the NILD techniques; however, I've worked with the program since 2007, using it in a variety of countries and settings. I love that through this program and the one-on-one interaction we supply, we can expect change from all learners!
Bio: After working in the classroom for nineteen years, I went back to get my Masters in Educational Therapy so I can help the children that have difficulty learning. My private practice is called Rockingham Educational Therapy and my office is in my home. My husband and I have three grown daughters, two of which live locally and have blessed us with five grandchildren. The third daughter shares my love of education and goes to school in Minnesota. I enjoy swimming, gardening, quilting and embroidery in my free time.
Bio: I am a former classroom teacher and cognitive interventionist who uses proven NILD educational techniques to design and facilitate innovative individualized intervention programs for students of all ages struggling in traditional settings. I have had a busy private practice for over 15 years.
In addition to my NILD training, I have experience in special education, instructional design, educational neuroscience, Orton-Gillingham based reading techniques, Making Math Real based mathematics intervention, and cognition training.
Educational therapy programs foster the development of self-confident, independent learners who understand their learning profiles and can advocate for themselves. Learners who participate in these unique programs experience greater success as they strive to fulfill their learning potential.
Laura Maestrello, M.Ed., PCET, CDT
Professionally Certified Educational Therapist
Certified Dyslexia Therapist
Bio: Ruth has been involved in education throughout her career. As a parent, Ruth searched for educational support services that provided a holistic approach. She searched for interventions to empower her children to become lifelong, competent, and confident learners. This left her empty-handed and discouraged, unable to find services and supports that were research-based and reliable. Then she discovered the National Institute of Learning Development’s (NILD) Educational Therapy. With a desire to provide what her children needed and seeing the unmet needs of other students, she pursued licensure to assist struggling individuals with research-based best practices, with maximum impact to overcome learning challenges.
Her desire to assist her children in their learning transformed into a skill set that many students need. Often, students with learning difficulties and disabilities have to learn to cope with their learning problems for the rest of their lives. However, research now proves that the brain can be retrained, and in many cases, learning difficulties and disabilities can be overcome. Ruth’s greatest desire is for her students to have the opportunity to learn how to learn, to learn without labels or limits, and to empower them through proven and powerful techniques that increase their ability to think and reason, not just in the classroom but in life. She desires that her students not define themselves by what they cannot do but see themselves as individuals with Limitless Learning abilities.
Ruth has a Bachelor’s of Education, Health, and Human Sciences from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She holds a Master's Degree in Social Work from the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee. Ruth completed her licensure as an Educational Therapist through the National Institute for Learning Development (NILD). The International Dyslexia Association accredits NILD.
Throughout her academic career, she pursued education with a focus on counseling, mental health, psychology, case management, and reading education, with advanced study in the areas of Human Behavior, Social Work Research, Evaluation Research, and Advanced Research Methods and Techniques.
