About KAY Howell:

Kay Howell graduated from Pennsylvania State University and completed a Master's Degree in Sociology and Political Science at Duke University. She has experience in social work, and has taught in the public schools. She developed the Michigan Dyslexia Institute, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides diagnostic testing and instruction for children and adults with dyslexia, trains teachers, offers free information to the public, and conducts projects with schools and other organizations. Today the Institute maintains five centers in Michigan. It has served as a model for the development of similar Institutes in other states. Kay volunteers time to teach students, train teachers and assists the Institute with special projects.

Kay is a Founding Fellow of the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators and served on the Board of Directors until 2016.

Kay is married to John C. Howell, Ph.D. and is proud to be the mother of a daughter and two granddaughters with dyslexia. She dares to hope that one day all children and adults with dyslexia will live in a world that understands them and provides them with the skills they need, and recognizes them for the potential they possess.