Natasha Feinberg, Ed.D. is an associate professor at Rhode Island College in the Elementary Education Department. She instructs preservice teachers in the areas of reading and writing as well as directs the Master’s of Education in Reading program. Dr. Feinberg has 17 years of experience as a reading specialist/literacy coach in the R.I. public school system. With an Ed.D.in Curriculum Leadership from Northeastern University, Dr. Feinberg's area of expertise lies in the Science of Reading and teaching reading to all types of learners. She has worked extensively with Tier 2 and 3 literacy interventions identifying specific student literacy needs and matching evidence-based interventions and specific progress monitoring tools that address those needs. Her work focuses on supporting Data-Based Individualization and Data-Based Decision Making. She is also co-author of, Powerful Literacy in the Montessori Classroom (2023) and Powerful Literacy in Practice: A Guide to Implementing Research-Based Instruction in the Montessori Classroom (2025).