Diane Montgomery

Background

Diane Montgomery was born on October 23, 1940, in Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom. She is a daughter of Kenneth Montgomery, a telephone engineer, and Phyllis (Reai) Montgomery.

Education

Montgomery attended the Avery Hill College of Education for 2 years from 1959. She earned Teachers Certificate in Education from the University of London in 1961. She then graduated from the Birkbeck College with honors, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in 1969. Finally, Montgomery obtained Master of Philosophy degree from the London Institute of Education in 1975.

Career

Early in her career, from 1961 till 1969, Montgomery worked as a science teacher and department head at schools in Reigate, London, Hemel Hempstead and Norwich. For six years from 1969, she was a senior lecturer in education at the Gipsy Hill College of Teacher Education.

In 1975 Montgomery joined the Kingston Polytechnic (now Kingston University) as a principal lecturer in education and program director, staying at that position till 1989. That same year she was appointed to the Middlesex University in London, as a professor of education and dean of faculty till 1994, rising to professor emeritus in 1994. She is also a director of Learning Difficulties Research Project, beginning from 1981. As a professor emeritus at Middlesex University, Montgomery now researches and lectures internationally on Underachievement, Giftedness, and Dual and Multiple Exceptionality.

Additionally, Montgomery concentrates on writing. She has written a great number of books, more than twenty study guides and over hundred articles and chapters on a variety of educational topics, such as dyslexia, gifted education, able underachievers, double exceptionality, teaching and enhancing practical and professional skills in teacher education for long distance (textual) learning.

Among her books there can be named Study Skills: Teaching and Learning Strategies, her first 1983 book, Managing Behaviour Problems (1990), Educating the Able (1996), Developmental Spelling: A Handbook (1997). Montgomery also edited the series of books titled “Teaching Reading through Spelling”.

Achievements

• Montgomery has published more than 30 books, as well as a large number of study guides and articles.

Works

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  • Spelling, Handwriting and Dyslexia: Overcoming Barriers to Learning

    (This ground-breaking book argues that spelling and writin...)

  • Spelling: Remedial Strategies (Special Needs in Ordinary Schools)

    (Designed for teachers wanting to know what to do to help ...)

  • Children With Learning Difficulties (Special Needs in Ordinary Schools)

    (The author identifies and discusses core problems within ...)

  • Helping Teachers Develop through Classroom Observation

    (Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in schools...)

  • Gifted and Talented Children with Special Educational Needs: Double Exceptionality (Nace/Fulton Publication)

    (Gifted pupils who also have special needs often receive p...)

  • Educating the Able (Special Needs in Ordinary Schools)

    (The purpose of this book is to enable teachers to develop...)

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  • Teaching Gifted Children with Special Educational Needs: Supporting dual and multiple exceptionality

    (Children with both giftedness and special educational nee...)

  • Positive Teacher Appraisal Through Classroom Observation
  • Reversing Lower Attainment: Developmental Curriculum Strategies for Overcoming Disaffection and Underachievement
  • Developmental Spelling: a Handbook of One Hundred Spelling Lessons

Connections

Father:

Kenneth Montgomery

Mother:

Phyllis (Reai) Montgomery