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Literacy Advocates’ founder and president Sheryl Knapp earned a B.A. in Cognitive Science and Psychology from Wesleyan University, and an M.B.A. in Decision Sciences/Negotiations from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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 Orton-Gillingham Academy.
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 worked extensively as a substitute general education and special education teacher, particularly in the early elementary grades, and is a contributing writer and editor for Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities.
The parent of a child with learning differences, Sheryl is also the Founder and President of the Special Education Network of Ridgefield, CT (SPED-NOR), and a Board member of The Connecticut Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (CONNBIDA) and The Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress.
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