Lydia H. Soifer, Ph.D.
Lydia H. Soifer, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, and a faculty member of the Early Intervention Training Institute of the Children's Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center of the Montefiore Hospital Medical Center. As a parent educator, teacher trainer, and staff developer in public and private schools, mainstream, and special education schools, Dr. Soifer's focus has been on the dynamic among the factors influencing a child's ability to learn. Her approach is cognitive-linguistic in nature, with an emphasis on the role of both the teacher's trained and conscious use of language and the student's language abilities in effective teaching and learning. Dr. Soifer is a frequent presenter at national and local conferences and regularly offers courses on language, literacy, and learning, as well as training in her program, Classroom Language Dynamics.