Kristian Perez

Learning Specialist

Kristian Perez is a learning specialist at Engage the Brain

Hometown: 

  • Miami, FL

Educational Background: 

  • Bachelor of Arts in English Creative Writing from University of Central Florida
  • Minor in Education from University of Central Florida
  • (In Progress) Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders/Speech Language Pathology

Previous Work / Teaching Experience. 

  • Camp Counselor at Orlando Science Center
  • Intern at Orlando Science Center for the KidsTown department
  • Front Desk assistant at the University of Central Florida in the Student Development and Enrollment Services office
  • Boxing Instructor
  • Learning Specialist at Engage the Brain 

Specialized Training /Area of Expertise

  • Writing and Reading
  • Poetry
  • Creative Writing 
  • Orton-Gillingham 60 hour training
  • (in progress) Communication disorders

What I Do at EtB:

  • Orton-Gillingham intervention
  • Academic Support across subject areas
  • Help students develop a better relationship to the written language
  • Create an engaging learning environment that encourages academic growth and executive functioning

Favorite Color/Food/Movie, etc…

  • Color: Amber
  • Favorite movie of all time is Finding Nemo 

Where you might find me in my free time:

  • In my free time I am usually at my local gym helping training others or playing board games with my friends. I also spend a lot of time studying and preparing for my classes and clinical rotations. 

What inspires my work with students: 

  • I didn’t always find reading easy. In fact, there was a time when it felt like an impossible task —