Beverly J. Wolf, M.Ed.
Beverly J. Wolf, M.Ed., Director, Slingerland® Institute for Literacy, 12729 Northup
Way, Suite 1, Bellevue, Washington 98005
Ms. Wolf received her M.Ed. in education at Seattle Pacific University and brings
to this collaborative effort experience as a classroom teacher, principal of an
elementary school for children with dyslexia, Dean of Faculty for the Slingerland® Institute for Literacy, and an educational consultant providing professional
development nationally and locally on structured language teaching. She has
authored articles and books about dyslexia, creative activities for the classroom,
and language-related guides for teachers. Ms. Wolf is a member of the Council
of Advisors of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), a past secretary and
board member of IDA, the recipient of the John and Beth Slingerland Award
from the Slingerland® Institute, the Beth Slingerland Award from the Puget
Branch of the Orton Dyslexia Society (WABIDA), and the Outstanding Educator Award from the Renton School District. Through her professional experiences
she has had the good fortune to hold the hands of teachers whose professional
expertise and experience helped shaped her own work as she in turn shared
with them. Ms. Wolf is inspired by her ongoing work with the next generation
of teachers. They stimulate her and motivate her to continue to develop materials
that make teaching and learning exciting and fun. As she does, she reminds
others that students with learning disabilities benefit from the collaboration of
many professionals sharing with each other, as captured in this quotation from
Hellman and Feibleman (1984, p. xx): "It goes in a circle and always has, like a
child's dance of ring around the rosy. If I am any good, the person holding my
hand has a chance of being even better."