Frances McGlannan grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved to Miami in the early 1950s with her husband. The couple had two children, Michael and Genevieve, and by the time Michael entered elementary school it was clear that he had difficulty reading.
She decided to tackle it and find out what it was herself because she wasn’t getting any answers to the questions she was asking. McGlannan searched the library for information and started working at the University of Miami Reading Clinic, where she tutored children and helped conduct research. She also founded the Dade Reading Foundation, a volunteer group that shared information about dyslexia (阅读障碍) with teachers, parents and the local school board.
In the early 1960s, McGlannan traveled to Europe, where she learned new techniques to help children overcome learning disabilities. She also adapted multi-sensory techniques to help dyslexic children learn to read. In 1964, MeGlannan founded the McGlannan School for children with dyslexia and related learning difficulties.
McGlannan did all of this while raising two children and often worked past midnight to get everything done. However, balancing work and family wasn’t the only challenge McGlannan faced. She was also ridiculed by educators and doctors who believed children with dyslexia couldn’t be taught. But McGlannan was not discouraged. In addition to running the school, she convinced a publisher to start a scientific journal devoted to the study of learning disabilities, where she served as one of the editors. She also helped pass the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which established the rights of children with disabilities. And in the 1980s, McGlannan reached out to teachers and publications in Latin America to share information about dyslexia and teaching techniques in Spanish.
McGlannan’s tireless efforts affected thousands of children in South Florida. Her legacy (遗产) continues through her family and through her school. Her daughter Genevieve is an educator, and Michael and his wife help run the McGlannan School. One of her grandchildren, who has dyslexia, even attended the school as a child.
【小题1】What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?| A．McGlannan found a way to help her son out. |
| B．People knew little about dyslexia in the 1950s. |
| C．McGlannan was the first to study learning disabilities. |
| D．The Dade Reading Foundation funded research on dyslexia. |
| A．Unclear. | B．Dismissive. | C．Tolerant. | D．Uncaring. |
| A．The challenges that McGlannan had to face in her research. |
| B．McGlannan’s plans to change people’s attitude to education. |
| C．McGlannan’s efforts to help children with learning disabilities. |
| D．The measures that McGlannan took to teach children with dyslexia. |
| A．To introduce a special school. | B．To raise awareness of dyslexia. |
| C．To show the power of teamwork. | D．To remember an education pioneer. |
