Eileen Perlman, M.S., began her career as a classroom teacher and reading specialist. She was a learning disabilities specialist for more than 25 years for the White Plains School District. In addition to her private practice involving diagnosis and remediation, Ms. Perlman is a highly-regarded lecturer, teacher trainer and educational consultant.  She is co-author of Preventing Academic Failure (PAF), an Orton-Gillingham based program used extensively in the New York metropolitan area and throughout the United States and is an editor of the Merrill Linguistic Reading Program.