Natasha Feinberg

Natasha Feinberg, Ed.D. is an associate professor at Rhode Island College in the Elementary Education Department. She instructs preservice teachers in the areas of reading and writing as well as directs the Master’s of Education in Reading program. Dr. Feinberg has over 17 years experience as an elementary teacher, reading specialist, and literacy coach in the public school system and, along with numerous state certifications, holds National Board Certification in Reading. Her area of expertise lies in the Science of Reading and teaching reading to all types of learners. She has worked extensively with Tier 2 and 3 literacy interventions identifying specific student literacy needs and matching evidence-based interventions and specific progress monitoring tools that address those needs. Her work focuses on supporting Data-Based Individualization and Data-Based Decision Making and research include the Science of Reading, Structured Literacy, Dyslexia, Data-Based Decision Making, and MTSS. Natasha Feinberg has created Axelson Academy, an online platform with a coinciding YouTube Channel that provides practical video examples of the implementation of evidence-based literacy instruction. In her free time, Dr. Feinberg is an avid reader and gardener. She works with her husband to share garden knowledge on their YouTube Channel "The Garden Mouse."