mission:

To ensure that all children have access to an education that best serves their learning styles and individual needs.

Welcome to the Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute

Established in 2001 by Margaret Byrd Rawson and Teresa Ankney, the Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute is a non-profit organization providing community outreach and teacher training in dyslexic education. It is dedicated to advancement in the education of dyslexic children, their parents, their teachers and the local, regional, and national community. Its mission is to ensure that all children have access to an education that best serves their learning styles and individual needs.

“We need knowledge and experience for understanding, training and practice for mastery and a spirit of empathy suffusing it all.”

The Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute is named for the late Margaret Rawson, a world-renowned pioneer, educator and leader in the field of dyslexia education. Established in 2001, the MBRI provides ongoing teacher training, scholarships, and community outreach on the campus of Friendship School at the Merritt Dyslexia Education Center.

“No dyslexic child need fail because of his dyslexia. With appropriate education there is a way out.”

In partnership with the Rawson Institute, the Friendship School benefits from MBRI faculty training and accreditation and serves as a model school for best instructional practices with methods approved by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators. Together, the Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute and Friendship School provide a dynamic organization dedicated to advancements in the education of bright dyslexic children and their teachers in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C., area.

“The differences are personal. The diagnosis is clinical. The treatment is educational. The understanding is scientific.”

— Margaret Byrd Rawson and Roger Saunders

Testimonials

Teresa Ankney, Ph.D.
Head of Frienship School
Board Chair for Margaret Byrd Rawson Institute

The following letter is from Teresa Ankney to the Maryland Commission for Women

October 21, 2003:

I am writing to nominate Margaret Rawson for the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame Award given to honor a Maryland woman who has made a unique and lasting contribution to the economic, political, cultural and social life of the State, and who provides a role model of achievement for tomorrow's female leaders. Although Margaret is no longer with us, she passed away at 102, her legacy and influence lives on. Read more...