Dr. Marion Blank is a world-renowned authority on how children
learn to read with over 40 years experience in the field. Among
her many achievements, she has lectured extensively around the
globe, served as a consultant to government bureaus in many different
countries, authored the widely used Preschool Language Assessment
Instrument (PLAI), developed an award-winning computer program that teaches
reading, and written over sixty articles and six books on language
and literacy. In her latest book, The Reading Remedy (Jossey Bass,
2006), she makes available to every parent in a clear and easy
to read format the ideas behind her amazing and comprehensive reading
system - Phonics Plus Five.
Dr. Blank is currently the director of the A Light on Literacy
program at Columbia University in New York. She also serves as
a consultant to a wide range of school districts in New York, New
Jersey, and Connecticut. In addition, Dr. Blank is an accomplished
children's therapist with over thirty years of practical experience
in helping children with reading and learning challenges. Dr. Blank
obtained her Ph.D. in Medical Psychology from the University of
Cambridge in England. She then went to the Albert Einstein College
of Medicine where she participated in a research unit on human
behavioral development and directed the teaching program of the
Interdisciplinary Training Program. Subsequently, she was a Professor
in the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers Medical School where
she directed the research unit in reading disabilities.Dr. Blank
has devoted her life to helping children learn to read, and she
has used her innovative methods to help literally thousands of
kids. Now, with her groundbreaking new reading program, Phonics
Plus Five, she is making her system available to every parent.
If you are interested in having Dr. Blank speak to your group or organization, please contact us.
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