Ms. Rita Kaffer joined Academic Search with more than 20 years of experience providing direct, supervisory, and consultative services in the fields of clinical speech-language pathology and education. This includes working with individuals spanning the educational continuum–from early childhood to the graduate level. Whether gathering initial diagnostics, targeting individual learning goals, assessing present levels of academic performance, or documenting classroom observations, evidence-based writing has been a major component of her daily work. Prior to joining Academic Search, Ms. Kaffer served as Remote Learning Coordinator for Council Oak, an independent Montessori school in Blue Island, IL.