Barbara A. Wilson, M.Ed.
Barbara A. Wilson, M.Ed., is the co- founder and president of Wilson Language Training, which provides materials and professional learning throughout the country. In 1988, Ms. Wilson authored the Wilson Reading System®, now in its fourth edition, based on reading research and her work at Massachusetts General Hospital Reading Disabilities Clinic, where she taught adults with dyslexia. Ms. Wilson developed and oversees graduate courses and clinical practicums, which lead to Wilson® Dyslexia Practitioner and Therapist certifications, which are accredited International Dyslexia Association (IDA) Tier 3 training programs. More than 25,000 teachers hold Wilson certifications in the United States. This certification is also an integral component for several university programs. Ms. Wilson has authored two other multisensory structured language programs: Fundations® for K–3 students and Just Words® for students in Grades 4–12 and adults. Ms. Wilson provides professional expertise for several organizations and efforts dedicated to reading and dyslexia. She was invited to the White House to speak to the President's Domestic Policy Adviser on Education regarding the issue of literacy in America's middle and high schools, and in 2015, she testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in support of H.R. 3033, the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia (READ) Act, which was later signed into law. Ms. Wilson has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from two Massachusetts institutions: Becker College and Fitchburg State University.