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Literacy Advocates’ founder and president Sheryl Knapp frequently writes and presents on topics relating to literacy and learning disabilities. She has completed hundreds of classroom and practicum hours on the Orton-Gillingham methodology — a systematic, research-based, multisensory approach to literacy instruction which has been proven to be effective for children with dyslexia and other learning disabilities — and is currently working toward her Associate-level Certification with a Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners.
Sheryl serves on the Board of Directors of both the Connecticut branch of the International Dyslexia Association (CONNBIDA) and The Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress, is the Founder and President of the Special Education Network of Ridgefield, CT (SPED-NOR), and is a contributing writer and editor for Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities.
A former instructor of a graduate-level statistics course at New York University’s Stern School of Business, Sheryl has the statistical aptitude to evaluate and interpret neuropsychological evaluations and other education reports. She has also worked extensively as a substitute general education and special education teacher. and earned a B.A. in Cognitive Science and Psychology from Wesleyan University, and an M.B.A. in Decision Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Literacy-related consulting services for students with learning differences |
