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Dr.
Upham is originally from New Hampshire. She became a member of the Special
Education faculty of University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1996.
Prior to becoming a university professor, Dr. Upham taught reading and
math and was a resource room teacher (with a caseload of 55 students) in a
middle school. In addition, for
two years, Dr. Upham was the lead teacher in a residential school for
adjudicated boys ages 8-21. Dr. Upham�s field of expertise is learning and
emotional disabilities with a specialization in the emotional needs of
students with learning disabled and adults with learning disabilities. In 1997, Dr. Upham�s book, Making the Grade: Reflections on Being Learning Disabled, was
published by Heinemann. The book
focuses on her personally, painful years in public school.
She provides a sensitive narrative describing what it is like to be a
student with a learning disability. When Dayle is asked to describe her book,
she often says, �I wrote my part for any young person who has a learning
disability. I wanted it to
speak to those who struggle emotionally and psychologically. I wrote it in
using a vocabulary and language they would understand. �
The book�s co-author, one of Dayle�s college professors, adds
commentary revealing Dayle�s coping strategies.
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