Education
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University of Washington
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist – Post-Graduate Scholarship for doctoral studies
1971 – 1972
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University of Missouri-Columbia
B.A. and M.A. Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
1964 – 1969
Training and Experience Highlights
The Language & Learning Clinic, PLLC
Managing Owner
1999 – 2020
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders
2007 – 2016
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Director, Speech-Language Pathology
1977 – 1999
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Speech-Language Pathologist, Oral-Facial and Communicative Disorders Program, Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry
1972 – 1977
Sandie Barrie Blackley, B.A., M.A., CCC-retired
Co-Founder and Chief Knowledge Officer, Mind InFormation, Inc./Lexercise
About the Author
Sandie is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, a
former university graduate school faculty member, and a co-founder of
Lexercise. Sandie has been past president of the North Carolina Speech, Hearing
& Language Association and has received two clinical awards, the Public Service
Award and the Clinical Services Award. She served two terms on the North
Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathologists & Audiologists.
As a faculty member at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Sandie
developed and taught structured literacy courses, supervised practicum for
speech-language pathology graduate students, and coordinated a federally
funded personnel preparation grant. In 2009, Sandie and her business partner,
Chad Myers co-founded Mind InFormation, Inc./ Lexercise to provide accessible
and scalable structured literacy services for students across the
English-speaking world.
Fun Facts
- As a dyslexia teletherapist, Sandie would reward students' hard work with a virtual "kiss" from her dog, Scout, a VERY closeup view of Scout's tongue licking a spoon of peanut butter.
- Sandie loves going hiking with her husband and her dog! Her town is known for its extensive trail system that was spearheaded by her family.
- Before starting Lexercise, Sandie had a dyslexia practice of her own for 21 years. She wanted as many students as possible to be able to benefit from structured literacy, so Sandie took things online!
More Blog Posts by Sandie Barrie Blackley, MA/CCC
Rebecca, Lexercise Parent
“The Lexercise program and our amazing tutor, were able to dramatically improve my child’s spelling and writing skills in the course of one year. It gave him more confidence and many more tools to help him learn based on the way his brain retains information. His teacher was able to move at his pace and help him make progress quickly...”