Cheryl Lundy Swift, M.Ed.

Lead Curriculum Director, Learning Without Tears

Moving Forward Not Backwards with Reversals

Children who have difficulty with forming their letters correctly may avoid writing and their overall school performance may suffer. In this presentation, you will learn hands-on strategies for working with children who experience difficulty with letter reversals. You will leave with an understanding of WHY children reverse letters. Participants will learn practical strategies to intervene and provide support to struggling students.

Cheryl Lundy Swift, M.Ed., is a 1993 graduate of the University of Virginia, where she double majored in Sociology and Rhetoric & Communication Studies. She received a Master of Education in Administration & Supervision from Virginia Commonwealth University. Cheryl is currently pursuing her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Kean University in Union, NJ.  

Cheryl has been a dedicated educator for over 20 years. Cheryl has worked in leadership and executive roles for various educational organizations including public schools, post-secondary institutions, and education companies including several leading tutoring and supplemental education service companies. Cheryl is the founder and CEO of EduPower, an education consulting firm that empowers school and business leaders, teachers, parents, and students to reach their fullest potential through professional development, coaching, and curriculum. Cheryl is an award-winning educational leader, curriculum developer, motivational speaker, and trainer. She has developed and delivered leadership, team building, and a variety of instructional topics to help transform leadership teams and instructional practices to improve culture and climate, instructional effectiveness, parent involvement, and student outcomes for thousands of school leaders and teachers across the country. She has designed, developed, and delivered literacy and math curriculum to benefit thousands of students, teachers, and parents across the country. She served as the Lead Curriculum Developer for Learning Without Tears’ Get Set for School’s Language and Literacy curriculum, which received an AEP Distinguished Achievement Award. In 2017, Cheryl was awarded the Investor Bank’s Educator of the Year Award.

While Cheryl continues to support schools around the country, most recently, Cheryl took on a principalship of one of her clients, Summit Academy Charter School in Brooklyn, New York. She led turnaround efforts to improve the overall school culture, parental involvement, and state assessment scores. Summit Academy Charter School has recently received national attention on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where Ellen DeGeneres and Walmart awarded the school $25,000 and the biggest award was ever given by The Ellen DeGeneres Show- 4-year scholarships for the entire senior class of 2017. Ellen DeGeneres and Walmart have continued to pour into Summit Academy and its scholars by following six of Summit Academy’s scholars to college. Cheryl has appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show five times.

Track: Serving Students with Dyslexia

Audience: All Audiences

Level: Advanced