Miriam Levin Goldberg

Background

Miriam Levin Goldberg was born on July 18, 1914 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Her family came to the United States when she was 5. She had two sisters, Hannah Levin and Shulamis Friedman.

Education

Miriam received her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from Teachers College.

Career

Miriam first began working with emotionally challenged children in 1937, at the Grove School in Madison, Connecticut. She taught there for eight years before moving to New York City to accept a position in a nursery school in the Bronx. In 1950, she joined the faculty of Columbia University’s Teachers College, where she remained for twenty-six years. In 1955, her first book "Planning for Talented Youth" was published. She followed this with several others, including "Research on the Talented", "A Comparison of Mathematics Programs for Able Junior High School Students", and "Effects of Various Approaches to Beginning Reading for Disadvantaged Children".

Achievements

• Goldberg gained prominence for her work in the field of education, particularly with challenged and gifted children. She also wrote ''Planning for Talented Youth'' (1955), ''Research on the Talented'' (1965) and ''The Effect of Ability Grouping'' (1966).

Works

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  • The Effects of Ability Grouping
  • Psychological Foundations of Education: Readings
  • Readings in psychology of learning,

Connections

Miriam was married to Carl Goldberg, but he died in 1972. She had a son Daniel Goldberg and two granddaughters.

Spouse:

Carl Goldberg

Son:

Daniel Goldberg

Sister:

Hannah Levin

Sister:

Shulamis Friedman