Background
Information on Dr. Rooney
Karen J. Rooney, Director of Educational Enterprises,
Inc., is an educational consultant. She conducts educational
assessments, teaches learning/organization strategies
to children, adolescents and adults, provides parent consultation,
offers professional development opportunities and advocates
for policies that improve educational opportunities for
children in public and private settings.
Karen holds degrees in English and Secondary
Education as well as a Ph.D. in Education (major areas:
special education, psychology, research). She is licensed
to teach English (grades 7-12) in New York State and English
(grades 7-12) and Learning Disabilities (grades K-12)
in Virginia. Karen was Director of The Learning Resource
Center and The Attention Disorders Clinic. She is a past
member of the national board of the International Dyslexia
Association and was the 2007 recipient of the Rebecca
Brock Richardson award, was a representative on the National
Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, is Past-President
of the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council
for Exceptional Children, is a member of the Steering
Committee of the National Adolescent Literacy Coalition
and is on the Professional Advisory Board of the Learning
Disabilities Association of Virginia.
Karen has published a book on learning
strategies entitled Strategies for Learning, Empowering
Students for Success, Grades 9-12 with Corwin Press
and is currently authoring a chapter on Attention Disorders
for the revised edition of the Handbook of Special Education.
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Company History
Educational Enterprises, Inc. was formed in 1994 and its
mission is to empower individuals through education. Dr.
Rooney taught in the public school system, was an educational
diagnostician in a multi-disciplinary clinic, was director
of a learning center and was director of an Attention
Disorders clinic before going into private practice. As
Dr. Rooney’s work began to grow and become more
multi-faceted, a small company was formed with several
divisions. Instruction and professional development to
share the learning strategies that were developed by Dr.
Rooney formed one branch, assessment comprised another
and consultation was the third. Dr. Rooney began presenting
on the local and national levels while continuing to work
with individuals. The company expanded to produce educational
materials such as Wordstorming and Reverse Diagramming
as well as the strategy instruction manuals for upper
elementary, middle and high school students, which are
entitled Independent Strategies for Efficient Study.
