Dyslexia: Information and Insights For Optimum Outcomes

Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that impacts an individual’s ability to read, write, and spell. While dyslexia is the most well-researched learning disability, new findings provide a deeper understanding of how to identify and treat dyslexia. Learn what you can do as an educator and parent to advocate for your children and students.

Dr. Margie Gillis is passionate about ensuring that all educators have knowledge and skills grounded in research, practice driven by data, perseverance guided by accountability, and a focus on results. She received her Masters in Special Education at the University of Connecticut and her doctorate in Special Education from the University of Louisville. Subsequently, she became a Certified Academic Language Therapist at Teachers College. After working at Haskins Laboratories at Yale for 9 years,  Margie founded Literacy How Inc in 2009. A non-profit organization committed to providing professional development and coaching for teachers on how best to implement evidence-based literacy practices, she and her team of mentors build teachers’ knowledge and support their instructional practice. In 2010, Margie founded the Anne E. Fowler Foundation to support professional development and provide scholarships for teachers. Margie has worked at the policy level through the Connecticut State Department of Education.  She is the co-founder and former president of Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities, the former president of the CT Branch of the International Dyslexia Society, a former board member of the Academic Language Therapist Association, and on the editorial boards of IDA Perspectives and The Reading League Journal.

This program is made possible by the Couri Family Education Fund.

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