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Michele Pentyliuk

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Michele Pentyliuk, M. Ed., is a Registered Psychologist and Certified Teacher working in private practice in Edmonton as a clinician and the managing partner of North Land Family Counselling Group. The focus of her practice is on identification of - and interventions for - individuals who encounter challenges within educational environments. Early intervention with regard to literacy learning is a particular interest. Michele started her career as a Special Education teacher, then moved into private practice working as an educational consultant before embarking on her graduate program where she focused her studies on assessment and intervention practices, culminating her program with a thesis evaluating parental involvement in assessment. Michele has presented workshops to parents, professionals, and students throughout Canada on a wide range of topics related to learning and learning differences. She has provided strategy instruction to individuals, small groups, and large audiences at all educational levels. As a volunteer with the Learning Disabilities Association of Alberta, she was part of the team that developed the Reading Readiness Screening Tool and the Right to Read intervention program.  Michele has also developed various learning tools and apps including Alberta’s Learner’s Licence Prep Kit. She is a member of the Psychologists’ Association of Alberta School Psychology Committee, and facilitates the EPPP Prep, Memory Boosting Strategies workshop for Provisional Psychologists.