Natalie Liberatore

Education specialist Natalie Liberatore has spent the last nine years helping young children with learning differences reach their educational and social goals. Working with children who exhibit autism disorders like Asperger's Syndrome, Liberatore has achieved positive outcomes through appropriate behavioral intervention therapies. Natalie Liberatore is experienced with applied behavioral analysis (ABA), discrete trial training (DTT), the picture exchange communication system (PECS), and the DIR/Floortime model. A Special Education Tutor with Arbor Bay School in San Carlos, California, Natalie Liberatore works with the school’s kindergarten through eighth-grade students in shorter sessions designed to support classroom success in math and reading. She employs a multisensory approach with students, using sight, sound, touch, and motion to reach all learners. Before engaging her current position, Natalie Liberatore served as Lead Teacher of Arbor Bay School’s modified first-grade classroom for children with moderate learning and language challenges. Natalie Liberatore also works individually with children and families in the surrounding community. Natalie Liberatore earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Studies with honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). While at UCLA, she participated in the Developmental Disabilities Immersion Program, which required both intense practical experience and original scholarly research. She compiled 210 hours of hands-on immersion in an inclusion preschool and served as a Research Assistant in a study of early-intervention strategies for children with autism-related challenges. Natalie Liberatore currently pursues a Master of Arts in Special Education from San Francisco State University, where she also received her Education Specialist Credential in Mild to Moderate Disabilities in 2010. Liberatore belongs to the UCLA Alumni Association and supports the Bay Area chapter of Walk Now for Autism. She enjoys reading, photography, and trying new restaurants in her free time.