​About Amy:

Amy Bailin, M.S. Ed., is a national expert on learning differences for children and adults with 45+ years of experience in this field. She is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators. Although her primary residence is in Brooklyn, NY, Hawaii is her second home where she spends a few months every year.  

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Amy is retired from the NYC public school system.  She founded and directed Bailin-Mann Associates, a learning center in Brooklyn for children and adults which operated for over 20 years. 

 

Among the schools for which she consults is the world’s first orthodox Jewish Yeshiva for dyslexic girls, where Orton-Gillingham is taught in both English and Hebrew.  She is the Director of their Professional Development Academy.  In Hawaii, she provided training & consultation for Assets School and OG educational therapists.  Currently she provides consultation and training to the clinical team at Kahala Clinic for Children & Family and consults to families served at our clinic.

 

Of all her many accomplishments, she is the most proud of developing the First National Teen Conference on Dyslexia, which was duplicated by many branches of the International Dyslexia Association, the Michigan Dyslexia Institute, the British Dyslexia Association, and the European Dyslexia Association.

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CREDENTIALS

B.A. in Education

M.S. in Special Education

Professional Diploma in Educational Administration and Supervision

Founding Fellow, Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators

Professional Diploma in Educational Administration and Supervision

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LEADERSHIP

Past Vice President and Founding Trustee, Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators

Past Trustee, Academy of Orto-Gillingham Practitioners & Ed. (20 yrs)

Chairmanships: Accreditation Committee, By-laws Committee, Public Relations Committee

Organizing Chair, IMSLEC (International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council)

National Task Force on Dyslexia & Teacher Training, International Dyslexia Association  

Past President, New York Branch of the International Dyslexia Association

Conference Chair, NY Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (7 Yrs)

Developed first National Teen Conference on Dyslexia

NYC Board of Education/UFT Consortium for Professional Training

 

CONSULTATION & WORK EXPERIENCE

Consultant, specializing in curriculum design/revision and staff development

Consultant -- United Federation of Teachers Professional Practice School

NY State Supreme Court: The Committee on Juvenile Justice, Dyslexia,and Other Learning Disabilities

Japanese Ministry of Education

Learning Center, Bailin-Mann Associates 20+ years

Teacher and administrator in both public and private schools

 

PUBLICATIONS

Book  chapter for NY State Supreme Court

Various articles for the International Dyslexia Association

Various articles for private school/agency journals

Training Videos -- UFT Professional Practice School, Japanese Ministry of Education, “Dyslexia:  Crisis in America”, “How the Brain Reads”