Rosanne Gilman,
Founder of Ready... Set... Read!
“What I accomplish for each student not only improves the individual student's learning, life, and self-respect, but in addition, each success represents a beacon of light attracting others to the same opportunity for success.”
— Rosanne Gilman
- Dedicating three decades of special education experience to help non-readers become achieving readers
- A strong advocate for realizing a child's full potential
- Highly experienced, working with a range of children with special learning needs
- Wisconsin State Certified:
- Learning Disabilities
- Arizona State Certified:
- Learning Disabilities
- Extensive Educational Background:
- Doctoral Studies in Learning Disabilities - Northwestern University
- Masters Degree in Social Work - University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Masters Degree in Exceptional Education - University of Wisconsin-Madision
- Bachelors Degree in Sociology - University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Over 20 years experience in the Milwaukee Public School System:
- Problems Solving Facilitator/Consultant
- Mentor Teacher
- Teacher of children with learning disabilities, cognitive delays, and emotional difficulties
- Team teacher in general education classrooms
- Three years special education experience in the Winnetka, Illinois Public School System
- Part-time special education teacher in Tucson, Arizona
Additional Experience:
- Private tutor
- Adjunct College Professor
- Research Assistant investigating peer collaboration on cognitive development at Northwestern University
- Instructor at the Madison Association for Retarded Children
- Director of the University Parent Cooperative Day Care
- Response to Intervention Coach for the Arizona Department of Education