Phyllis Bertin, M.S., a noted lecturer, teacher trainer, and school consultant is the Director of Reading at the Windward Teacher Training Institute, in White Plains, New York. After teaching mainstream and special education classes, she went on to become the Director of Special Education for Winward School in White Plains. Mrs. Bertin has been a Board Member of the New York State Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and received the Branch Award from the International Dyslexia Association in 1999.