Background
Howell, Kay Marsh was born on July 11, 1933 in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Harry C. and Eva C. (Gearhart) M.
Howell, Kay Marsh was born on July 11, 1933 in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Harry C. and Eva C. (Gearhart) M.
Bachelor, Pennsylvania State University, 1954. Master of Arts, Duke University, 1958. Postgraduate, Michigan State University, 1965.
Caseworker, Durham County Department Welfare, Durham, North Carolina, 1955-1958;
director case finding project, Ingham Medical Hospital, Lansing, Michigan, 1958-1960;
teacher, Lansing Public Schools, 1960-1965;
research assistant, co-project director social studies institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1965-1966;
executive director, Michigan Council Social Studies, East Lansing, 1966-1968;
director, Meridian Language Arts Center, Okemos, Michigan, 1981-1989;
executive director, Michigan Dyslexia Institute Dyslexia Association American, Lansing, 1982-1993. Trustee, president, secretary Okemos (Michigan) Board Education, 1976-1982. Consultant in field, since 1985.
Founding member Orton-Gillingham Academy, New York City, since 1991.
Member Dyslexia Association American, Michigan Dyslexia Institute, Orton Dyslexia Society.
Married John Chase Howell, June 2, 1955. Children: Marsha Chase Chance, Ann Harris Buchner.