The Authors
Ann Edwards
Ann Edwards has been an Educational Therapist working in the field of dyslexia and language based learning difficulties for the past 30 years. She is an Accredited Training Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, a Certified Dyslexia Therapist through the International Dyslexia Association (IDA), a licensed Reading Specialist, and the Orton-Gillingham instructional and training consultant at the Stephen Gaynor School in Manhattan.
Ms. Edwards' company, Literacy for Life, has been contracted by the NYC Department of Education for the past 8 years to provide teacher training and support in the Orton-Gillingham Approach. As a Fellow of the Academy she provides Orton-Gillingham approved training courses at the Classroom Educator, Associate, Certified and Fellow levels. She is also the mother of six.
Throughout Ms. Edwards' extensive career as a literacy consultant and dyslexia therapist, she has always worked toward creating resources for students and parents to aid in learning foundational reading skills. By utilizing the basic principles of the Orton-Gillingham Approach and other multisensory practices, bumpybooks was created.
Ann and artist/illustrator Karen Goldberg set out to create a simple, effective, and affordable guide for parents and teachers to help children read. Children must be given the right tools for learning and bumpybooks is that tool! The best part about bumpybooks, and its teaching methods, is that they help all types of learners, not only those who struggle.
Contact Ann: aedwards@bumpybooks.com
Karen Goldberg
Karen currently teaches elementary and middle school art in a NJ public school. She is the creator of "Funny Side Up" (pen name AJ Allison) and an award-winning oil painter whose work has been shown nationally.
Karen's ability to simplify complex ideas and engage viewers has helped make bumpybooks both accessible and effective to instructors and students alike.
To see more of Karen's fine art, visit her website at www.karengoldbergart.com.
