Marjory J. Roth
- Fellow, Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators. (AOGPE) 1997- 2016
- Member of the Board of Directors, The International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council,Inc.(IMSLEC) 2000-2004, 2005-2016
- Internship and study with June Lyday Orton (Mrs. Samuel Torry Orton) at The Orton Reading Center, Winston-Salem, NC 1969-1977
- Founding President, The North Carolina Branch of The International Dyslexia Association, 1986
- Recipient, June Lyday Orton Award for Outstanding Service in the Field of Dyslexia, NC Branch of IDA 1992
- Member, The International Dyslexia Association, 1969-2016
- Member, Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, 1993-2016
- Member of the Council of The International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council, Inc. (IMSLEC), 1995-2016
- Member, Learning Disability Assoc. - NC, 1980-2016
- Who's Who in the World 2000-2016
- Who's Who in America 1995-2016
Academic Qualifications and Certificates
- M.Ed. UNC Greensboro, 1982 (Educational Admin.) License - UNC-G, 1982, Level I, School Administrator, Principal, grades K-12.
- Teaching License Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC 1974, Grades K 12, NC, Level A, Specific Learning Disabilities.
- B. A. Rice University, 1957 (English)
- Teaching Licenses Univ. of Houston, 1958, Grades K 8, Level A, Elementary Education converted to NC, Grades 4-6, Level A, Intermediate
- NC License, Middle Grades Language Arts, Grades 6-9
- NC License, Middle Grades Social Studies, Grades 6-9
- NC Licensed Mentor
- NC License, Specific Learning Disabilities K-12
Other Graduate Studies
- Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, accepted into degree program for Master of Arts in English - 33 hours earned, 1991
- University of Nebraska at Kearney, Elem. Education: Curriculum Adaptation and Special Education: Advanced Language Structure (6 graduate hours), 1985
- Wake Forest University, Forsyth Fellowship Great Texts Humanities Seminar (3 graduate hours), 1985
Professional Experience
- Founded Greenhills School, President and Head of School 1990 - 2016.
- From 1990 - 2009 Greenhills School was an independent day school for students with developmental dyslexia/Specific Learning Disabilities.
- From 1990 - 2016 Greenhills currently offers one-to-one Orton-Gillingham and Mathematics tutoring and teacher training workshops for teaching LD/Dyslexic students.
- One-to-One tutoring of students with dyslexia.
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Students are accepted in primary, elementary, junior high grades, and
community college. Skill levels range from beginning reading and math
through high school.
- Forsyth Technical Community College Part Time,
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General Studies Division: English Dept., Oral Communications, Technical
Report Writing, Written Expression, Business Communications.
- Pre Technical Dept. Language Development I, II, III classes for students with the characteristics of Specific Learning Disabilities,Spelling,Reading,
- Principles of Alphabetic Literacy (IBM computerized adult literacy program) 1986-1990.
- Mars Hill College Developmental Studies Summer Program for aspiring rising Freshmen, Developmental Reading Instructor (summer position, 1986)
- Mount Tabor High School, Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Specific Learning Disability Resource Teacher. Basic and Standard English sections, Basic math section, and Study Skills, 1983-1986.
- Konnoak Elementary School, Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Fifth Grade Classroom Teacher, 1982-1983.
- Forsyth Country Day School, Lewisville, NC. Specific Learning Disabilities Resource Teacher, K 6. 1977-1980.
- Forsyth Technical Institute General Studies Division, Pre-Technical Dept., Specific Language Disabilities Instructor, taught Language Development I, II, III and Reading, 1976-1977.
- Elkin Primary School and North Elkin Middle School, Elkin City Schools, Elkin, NC. Volunteer itinerant Specific Learning Disabilities Teacher, 1972-1974
- Tutored students with Specific Language Disability individually under the direction of The Orton Reading Center. Administered progress testing and held parent conferences, 1969-1972.
- Southland Elementary School, Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas Fourth Grade Teacher, 1957-1960.
Workshop and Conference Presentations
- Presentations for NC IDA State Conferences, 1992-2000, 2007, 2009, 2011.
- Orton Multisensory Structured Language Teacher Training Workshop/Practicums at Greenhills School, 1995-2016.
- Co-Presenter for Teacher Training Summer Workshops for The North Carolina Branch of The International Dyslexia Association 1993-1997
- NC ODS Asheville Workshop one day presentation on "Teaching Spelling to Dyslexics Through Multisensory Presentation of Rules, Mnemonics, and Sound/Symbol Relationships", 1991.
- LDA NC Annual Conference session presentation, "Multi Sensory Spelling: An Orton Approach", 1989.
- Presenter at Carolinas and North Carolina Orton Dyslexia Society Branches' conferences, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1988, 2007, 2011.
- Organized one and presented at another NC Educational District Workshop, co-sponsored by NC ACLD and NC DPI, 1982.
- Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools staff development "Practicum: Teaching LD Students in the Regular Classroom (one of three) and "Advanced LD Remediation" for LD teachers (one of two). Co-presented with Frank Wood, Ph.D, Neuropsychology, Wake Forest University Medical School, 1980, 1981.
- WS ACLD Community Workshop session presentation, 1975.
- Directed an Elkin City Schools in service training class and presented for "The Right to Read" program, 1974.
Honors and Extra Curricular Education Activities
- Coach for the Junior Varsity Cheerleaders, Mt. Tabor High School, 1985-1986.
- One of the Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools teachers, who participated in the Teacher Incentive Project, a pilot program for identifying characteristics of successful teachers, 1983-1985.
- One of three Student Council Sponsors., 1984-1985
- Coach for the Junior Varsity Cheerleaders, MTH, 1983-1984
- One of seventeen Forsyth Fellowship Recipients for Graduate Great Texts Seminars sponsored by The National Endowment for the Humanities, studied at Wake Forest University, 1983.
Publications and Video
- Demonstration Video Teaching Language Arts to Secondary LD Students, one of three teachers filmed. It is used by NC DPI Teacher Assistance Team in service, 1984.
- Co-edited Taking the First Step and Helps for Parents and Teachers Working with Students for NC IDA, 1981-1982
- Co-authored A Bibliography: A List of Books for Parents and Teachers for NC ACLD, 1981.
- Member of the Elkin City Schools Title I Advisory Committee which wrote a Language Arts Continuum for the Schools, 1972.
Grants Written and Awarded
- Co-author of a Mary Reynolds Babcock Grant for $4,000 for an academic/practicum class for training ten educators in Mitchell, McDowell, and Burke counties. It is co-sponsored by The NC Branch of The Orton Dyslexia Society and McDowell Technical Community College, 1989.
- Co-author NC Episcopal Parishes Grant for $3,000 to train teachers and purchase materials for the Elkin City Schools in Specific Learning Disability identification and remediation, 1973.
- Member of committee which wrote and received a Title III Grant for the Elkin City Schools, 1972.
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Board of Directors of The International Multisensory Structured Language Council, Inc.(IMSLEC), 2000-2016
- Fellow, Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, 1997-2016
- Member, Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators, 1993-2016
- Member, The International Dyslexia Association, 1969-2016
- Member, The International Dyslexia Association, National Nominating Committee 1992-1994
- Member of the Council of The International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council, Inc., 1995-2016.
- Member, Board of Directors, The NC Branch of The International Dyslexia Association, 1986-1996.
- Founding President, The North Carolina Branch of The Orton Dyslexia Society [now The International Dyslexia Association], 1986-1991
- Member, Learning Disability Assoc. - NC, 1980-2016.
- Member, Professional Advisory Council, Winston-Salem CHADD [Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder], 1990-1996
- Member, American Association of University Women, 1985-1991
- Member, NC Association of Developmental Education, 1987-1989
- Winston Salem Area Association for Children with Learning Disabilities [ACLD], Member of the Board of Directors and Officer (now LDA W S), 1980-1988
- Member, NC Assn. of English Teachers, 1984, 1987
- North Carolina ACLD Secretary, member Board of Directors (now LDA NC), 1981-1986
- Secretary, member Board of Directors The Carolinas Branch of The Orton Dyslexia Society, 1981-1985.
- Member, International Reading Assn, 1982-1983.
Marjory J. Roth