What makes the Wisconsin Institute for Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia (WILDD) so effective? Our approach was developed by a special education teacher who is also dyslexic. Erv Carpenter, our co-founder and Executive Director, was diagnosed with dyslexia at 32, and has since grown to be a nationally-recognized speaker, dyslexia expert, and the creator of the CLASS academic therapy. With 30+ years of teaching experience in special education, certifications, and service to multiple Dyslexia Centers, Erv, and co-founder, Kim Campbell-Carpenter, have dedicated their lives to helping people with dyslexia and other learning disabilities, regardless of family income.
With two hugely popular albums under her belt, as well as her various roles as an artist, dancer, and actor, Solange Knowles has successfully stepped out of the shadows of her sister, Beyonce, and has found her own role in the spotlight. However, Knowles’ road hasn’t always been easy, especially...
Many of us know Daymond John, either as the creator of the fashion line FUBU, or in his work as a “shark” on the ABC hit television show Shark Tank. However, few of us know that John is yet another successful Black American living with dyslexia. Like many children with dyslexia, John excelled at...
Though Magic Johnson has achieved enormous success in his career as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he has also spent a lifetime struggling with dyslexia. Though Johnson says he faced discrimination and criticism throughout school, he has used it as a motivational tool, and...
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