Leslie Holst

Leslie Holst, reading teacher and reading department chair, is an ASDEC-trained Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT). Ms. Holst specializes in using a structured literacy, speech-to-print approach to teach students with language-based learning differences from preschool to 8th grade. Ms. Holst has extensive training in multisensory structured language approaches including Spell-Links, Lindamood-Bell, advanced Orton-Gillingham, and advanced phonemic awareness and morphology training. She received her undergraduate degree in Social Work from Longwood University and her Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Tech. When not teaching, Ms. Holst enjoys reading mysteries and walking her dog.

Why I Teach At Siena: because it allows me to use all my knowledge and training in the science of reading to make a difference in our students' lives.