Barbra Kasome has been an elementary school teacher for more than thirty years and a practicing Educational Therapist since 1985. She has received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Southern Illinois University and a Master's Degree and an Advanced Certificate Degree from the University of Illinois. The Charles Armstrong School in Belmont trained her in the Slingerland Method and the Lindamood-Bell Center in San Luis Obispo trained her in the Auditory Discrimination in Depth and the Visualizing-Verbalizing Programs. Currently Ms. Kasome is employed at California Pacific Medical Center, Child Development Clinic and the San Francisco Unified School District.