Independent educational support
A clearer picture.
A meaningful
path forward.
Understand your child’s learning, build on their strengths, and feel more confident about what comes next.
Nanaimo & surrounding areas, Vancouver Island
For private/independent-school and homeschooling families.
With or without a diagnosis, designation, or IEP.
A place to begin
What would help your family?
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
Choose what feels closest to your questions.
Your starting point
A free 10-minute consultation
A brief conversation to explore your questions, discuss fit, and decide which service may be helpful for your family.
Request a free consultationWe’ll confirm the service and scope together. Prefer our website form? Start an inquiry.
Your starting point
Academic achievement assessment
Explore current reading, writing, and mathematics skills with selected WJ V tests, a written educational report, recommendations, and a family results discussion.
Ask about assessmentWe’ll confirm the service and scope together. Prefer our website form? Start an inquiry.
Your starting point
Educational file review
Connect information across existing assessments, IEPs, and educational records. Receive a written summary with practical recommendations and a follow-up family meeting.
Ask about a file reviewWe’ll confirm the service and scope together. Prefer our website form? Start an inquiry.
Your starting point
Educational & family consultation
Work together on learning strategies, IEP questions, educational planning, and resources. We agree on priorities and meeting length before booking.
Ask about consultationWe’ll confirm the service and scope together. Prefer our website form? Start an inquiry.
Support with purpose
Understanding leads to
meaningful next steps.
Three ways to find clarity.
Individualized to your child and your questions.
Academic achievement assessment
When you want to better understand how your child is learning.
Selected Woodcock-Johnson V Tests of Achievement explore reading, written language, and mathematics. Results bring an objective perspective to your child’s strengths and areas for support.
What’s included & assessment options
- Educational history and questions to guide test selection.
- Individual academic tasks, scoring, and interpretation.
- A written educational report, recommendations, and family results discussion.
Optional measures, when relevant
- Dyslexia-focused screening to explore reading-related questions.
- Additional fluency measures, when relevant.
Selected measures depend on your questions and the assessment battery. We confirm the scope together before booking.
Academic achievement testing and screening do not provide a diagnosis or replace a comprehensive psychoeducational assessment.
Educational file review
When you have information, but need help seeing the whole picture.
An independent review of existing reports, IEPs, and educational records connects findings across documents and translates them into clear, practical recommendations.
What’s included
- Review of relevant educational documents, with scope agreed before booking.
- A written summary of strengths, patterns, and educational recommendations.
- A follow-up family meeting to discuss findings and next steps.
This service uses existing records and does not include new standardized testing or a diagnostic evaluation.
Educational & family consultation
When you’re ready to turn questions into a practical plan.
A collaborative space to explore learning strategies, prepare for IEP conversations, navigate resources, and make informed educational decisions that fit your family.
What we can work on together
- Individualized educational planning and learning strategies.
- Understanding IEP goals, accommodations, and recommendations.
- Preparing questions and priorities for school or transition meetings.
- Exploring resources and appropriate next steps.
We agree on meeting length and priorities before the consultation. This is educational guidance; clinical counselling and ongoing tutoring are outside this service.
Contact Natasha for current fees and service details. We confirm the scope of assessment, document review, consultation, and any travel together before booking.
From questions to clarity
One step
at a time.
You know your child. We bring educational insight. Together, we build a more useful picture.
- 01
Start with a conversation
Share your questions and explore which service fits. We confirm priorities, scope, and fees together.
- 02
Look at the whole learner
Bring together educational history, family insight, and the assessment or records relevant to your questions.
- 03
Leave with meaningful next steps
Discuss findings and practical recommendations to guide learning, planning, and future conversations.
Meet Natasha
The individual.
The possibilities.
The path ahead.
Natasha Devito
Educational insight.
A collaborative approach.
I’m Natasha, a certified teacher and the founder of Rooted Pathways. My experience in inclusive education shapes how I work with families: looking closely at strengths, listening to your questions, and connecting information to practical support.
I enjoy the problem-solving side of education: interpreting data, noticing patterns, and finding ways to make learning more accessible. My approach brings assessment information together with educational history, observations, and your knowledge of your child.
Rooted Pathways offers independent educational guidance for private/independent-school and homeschooling families in Nanaimo and surrounding areas.
Your questions, answered
A little more
clarity.
Still wondering about the right fit?
A brief conversation is a good place to begin.
Who are your services for?
Services are offered to private/independent-school and homeschooling families. Your child does not need a diagnosis, designation, or IEP, and a school referral is not required. Public-school families are outside the current service audience.
What is a Level B academic assessment?
Here, Level B refers to standardized academic achievement testing using selected Woodcock-Johnson V Tests of Achievement. Tasks explore areas such as reading, written language, and mathematics to help identify strengths, learning needs, and useful educational strategies.
The tests selected depend on your child’s educational history and the questions being explored.
Does assessment provide a diagnosis?
No. Academic achievement testing and dyslexia-focused screening do not establish or rule out a learning disability, ADHD, autism, or another diagnosis. They do not include cognitive testing or replace a comprehensive psychoeducational assessment.
Findings can support educational planning and help inform whether further assessment with an appropriately qualified professional may be useful.
Should I choose a file review or new assessment?
A file review is a useful starting point when you already have reports or IEPs and want help understanding patterns and recommendations. An academic assessment gathers new information about current academic skills.
If your main question is how to apply strategies, plan an IEP conversation, or navigate resources, consultation may fit. We can discuss the options in a free 10-minute consultation.
What will my child experience during testing?
Your child completes individual academic tasks in a quiet environment with limited distractions. These may include reading, writing, answering questions, and solving mathematics problems. Length depends on the child and the tests selected; appropriate breaks may be provided.
There is no pass or fail. Some tasks are intentionally challenging so we can better understand current skill levels.
Can we use the findings with our school?
Yes. Families receive their report directly and choose whether to share it with their child’s school or other professionals. Findings can support conversations about strategies, interventions, accommodations, and next steps.
Recommendations do not guarantee a diagnosis, designation, funding, or changes to school services.
Where do we meet, and how are fees confirmed?
Rooted Pathways serves Nanaimo and surrounding areas. Meeting format, location, and assessment arrangements are confirmed when we discuss the service.
Scope, fees, and any travel or work beyond the agreed service are confirmed before booking. Parent or guardian consent is required for minors.
Let’s connect
Your next step
starts with
a conversation.
Tell me a little about what you’re looking for. We’ll explore your questions and choose a useful starting point together.
natasha.devito@outlook.comNanaimo & surrounding areas
Vancouver Island, BC
For private/independent-school
and homeschooling families.
A place to begin
Start an inquiry
Share a little about your questions, the service you are considering, and your child’s learning setting.
We’ll discuss the fit, scope, and fees before making arrangements.
Open the inquiry formFor private/independent-school and homeschooling families.
Prefer to email?
A brief overview is enough for your first inquiry. Please leave out your child’s full name, birthdate, and confidential reports.