Background
Kottler, Sylvia Bravman was born on July 11, 1922 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Philip and Bertha (Friedman) Bravman.
Kottler, Sylvia Bravman was born on July 11, 1922 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Philip and Bertha (Friedman) Bravman.
Bachelor, University Maryland, 1944. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1963. Montessori diploma, St. Nicholas College, London, l97l.
Speech pathologist, Wabash Center for Retarded, West Lafayette, Indiana, l963-64;
educational therapist Achievement Center,, Purdue University, West Lafayette, l963-73;
professor special education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, l973-87;
professor emeritus, Purdue University, West Lafayette, l987-;
founder, director, Achievement Center for Children with Special Needs, Greenwich, Connecticut, l988-. Consultant Delaware Department Public Instruction, l97l-80, Gatehouse School Learning Center, London, l973-88, Hyper-Active Children's Support Group, Bognor Regis, England, l980-. Consultant division special education Indiana Department Public Instruction, Indianapolis, l975-85.
Lecturer national and international meetings.
Board of directors United Cerebral Palsy Association, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, l963-72, Association Retarded Citizens, Lafayette, Indiana, l970-87. Member Association for Children with Learning Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children, National Association for Education Young Children, United States of America Toy Library. Association (a founder, board directors l98l-85), Orton Dyslexia Society, American Association of University Professors.
Married Barnet Kottler, March 24, l944. Children: Malcolm Jay, Ann Kottler Schindler.