Margie Bussmann Gillis

Margie Bussmann Gillis, Ed.D has been teaching children of all ages and abilities to read for over 40 years. In 2009, she founded Literacy How, Inc. to provide professional development and coaching for teachers on how best to implement research-based reading practices.

Margie has worked at the policy level through the Connecticut State Department of Education. She is a Certified Academic Language Therapist and the co-founder and former president of Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities, the former president of the CT Branch of the International Dyslexia Society, a board member of the Dyslexia Society of CT and a former board member of the Alliance for Accreditation and Certification of Dyslexia Specialists and the Academic Language Therapist Association. In her capacity as Research Affiliate at Haskins Laboratories, Margie explores promising literacy practices with the potential for scaling up. In 2010, Margie founded the Anne E. Fowler Foundation to support professional development and provide scholarships for teachers.