My Nonprofit Reviews

I grew up in Wichita and graduated from East High School.

While in graduate school at Texas Woman’s University in the early eighties, I was asked to tutor students who learned differently. After graduation, I learned about a new group of teachers in Dallas, called Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALTS). They were being trained to work with Dyslexic students, who were extremely bright and creative, but had difficulty with reading, spelling, writing and learned differently from most students in school.

I earned certification as an Academic Language Therapist from Southern Methodist University and worked with Dyslexic students for twenty seven years.

When I would visit my friends in Wichita years ago, many of whom were teachers, I was told the Kansas school districts didn’t have Language Therapists who could work with Dyslexic students. Years later, at an Academic Language Therapy Conference in Dallas, I met Jeanine Phillips, from Wichita, and she told me about The Fundamental Learning Center, which she and Gretchen Andeel had founded.

My husband and I visited Wichita and toured The Fundamental Learning Center, and we were very impressed. It was such a joy to see the children interacting with the teachers and having fun learning in different, creative ways. Now, I’m SO proud to be able to tell friends all over the country about The Fundamental Learning Center in Wichita. I highly recommend it as a leader in developing children with Dyslexia into students who enjoy learning and using their talents to better the world.