Joyce Hofeling has been teaching reading and language skills to dyslexics and training teachers to help dyslexic students through the Slingerland Institute since 1978. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education and a M.Ed. in Learning Disabilities from the University of Utah. She was an Elementary teacher and Learning Disability Specialist with Murray School District for 25 years and taught 10 years at Prentice School, a private school for dyslexic students, in Orange County, California. Joyce is a Director of Teacher Training for the Slingerland Institute for Literacy, an adjunct professor for the University of San Diego, and a private tutor.