Acknowledgements

A special thank you to the late Phyllis Meisel, Director of the Reading Disabilities Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, to my supervisors, Lynda Pinaud and late Elena Lakey for their many suggestions, patience, and answering all my questions, and to the entire staff at the Reading Disabilities Unit who made all the training sessions, demonstrations, and learning the principles of Orton-Gillingham enjoyable. Their professionalism and willingness to help at any time was truly appreciated. Thank you to Julie Bertram, Mary Briggs, Carol Clark, Shelley Dziedzic, Dr. Stefani Koorey, Michael LePage, Paul Martel, Mae Myers, Sally Rossini, and Elizabeth O’Hear who read or field-tested the Orton-Gillingham Word Finder in its many stages of development, revisions and editing. Their suggestions and positive comments will always be appreciated.