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About Dr. Beckman
Dr. Jeanne Beckman attained her masters and Ph.D. in developmental and
clinical psychology 1980 and 1982. She was a consultant to schools for severe
emotional and behavioral disorders and, while at Michael Reese Hospital’s
Developmental Institute, was an evaluator of individuals with a wide range of
developmental issues that included low incidence and multiple handicaps.
Dr. Beckman has been working with learning disabled and other physically handicapped
individuals for twenty-two years. She provides comprehensive psychological
evaluations, learning disabilities evaluations, and assistive technology evaluations and
training. She presented a session entitled “The Dyslexia Prescription” at
the Closing the Gap conference in Minneapolis in October of 2003 and will be presenting a
session entitled "Aiming for College: Technology Accommodations/Study Skills Training
for LD Students at the Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association on
October 14, 2004.
Dr. Beckman provides seminars, inservices, and training to schools, organizations, and
families in the areas of appropriate remediation, accommodation, assistive technology,
inclusion, IEP design, and advocacy. The daughter of an inventor, she utilizes an
enthusiastic, practical problem-solving approach in developing “work-arounds” to
serve individuals and their families’ learning needs.
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Winnetka, IL 60093
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