Experienced teacher and NILD-licensed educational therapist offers help for struggling learners and their families
Betsy Rountree is an educational therapist offering hope to struggling learners. She has more than 20 years of experience as a classroom teacher in public, private, and home school education. Betsy’s passion for helping students of all ages overcome roadblocks to learning comes from a deep love of children, a love of learning, and her own challenges as the mom of a struggling learner.
Trained and licensed by the National Institute of Learning Development (NILD), Betsy believes no student is beyond help.
“In spite of the challenges that students and parents may face,” she said, “I firmly believe in the value of targeted therapy to give students the tools they need to learn on their own. I don’t teach subject matter, I equip my students to think, to learn, and become self-sufficient life-long learners.”
What is a typical therapy session like?
Betsy’s process typically involves one-on-one NILD Educational Therapy® sessions twice a week for 80 minutes each. Educational therapy develops core academic skills and higher-order processing using dynamic intervention and interactive language during the sessions. Therapy sessions are available throughout the year. Many students benefit from summer therapy outside the regular school year.
New students are assessed through a complete series of psychological/educational tests to determine a baseline and identify areas of cognitive strengths as well as those of vulnerability. Initial and annual assessments will help guide the development of an individualized program of NILD Educational Therapy® for each student. A range of therapy techniques is used to develop and strengthen academic skills and higher-order processing as the therapy progresses.
Betsy sets these goals for her students and clients
- Create a work ethic of perseverance and diligence
- Develop fluency in reading, writing, spelling, and mathematics
- Develop reasoning skills for problem-solving
- Improve verbal and written expression
- Strengthen auditory and visual processing skills
- Develop skills of attentiveness
In her years of working with students, Betsy has seen the fruits of equipping students to learn on their own.
Properly prepared learners become more confident and motivated and develop greater respect for themselves and others. Success breeds success and equipping young students creates independent learners who have more to give to their families and communities.”
What are your therapy rates?
Each 80-minute, individualized, one-on-one session is $80. There is an initial $100 resource fee to cover the cost of student texts, workbooks, and other consumable materials. The materials fee is $75 annually for returning students.
The individualized therapy plan is based on the results of a battery of psycho-educational tests that are partially outsourced to a clinical psychologist. All psychologist fees are the responsibility of the student’s family.
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Betsy Rountree graduated Magna Cum Laude from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science in Living Sciences and earned a Master of Teaching from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has completed all three levels of training in educational therapy with the National Institute of Learning Development and is a Professionally-Certified Educational Therapist. She has also completed additional training in SEARCH & TEACH, NILD’s early intervention program, and is a Certified FIE Practitioner and licensed through the Feuerstein Institute.