About the Owner, H. "Dite" Bray

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Qualifications and Background

  • Accepted to Georgia State University Behavior and Learning Disabilities Certificate program, expected completion in 2013
  • Earned Certification in Orton-Gillingham, including 75 hour practicum, from the Wisconsin Institute for Learning  in 2008
  • Outstanding Volunteer Tutor Award, Urban League of Greater Madison, 2008
  • Master’s Social Work degree with 4.0 GPA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007
  • President of three student organizations and led student diversity initiatives for the School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Wisconsin-Madison, on Dean’s List 3 semesters
  • Scored 640 on the GRE Verbal (90th percentile) in 2005
  • Scored 32 composite (99th percentile) on the ACT in 1997
  • Skipped 1st grade and graduated high school in three years at age 15
  • Studied Mandarin Chinese, French, Spanish, Latin, and Japanese
  • Studied guitar, flute, voice, piano, and songwriting
  • Volunteered over 1,000 hours tutoring children and adults with Orion School in Atlanta; Americorps; and the Literacy Network in Madison, Wisconsin.
  • ITED scores:
    • Grade 9: National Percentile Rank Reading – 99%, Expression – 99%, Quantatative Reasoning – 97%, Composite – 99%
    • Grade 10: National Percentile Rank Reading – 99%, Expression – 97%, Quantatative Reasoning – 94%, Composite – 99%
    • Grade 11/12: National Percentile Rank Reading – 99%, Expression – 93%, Quantatative Reasoning – 92%, Composite – 98% •
  • Attended one of the first Orton-Gillingham instruction-based primary schools from 1987 to 1993.
  • Diagnosed with a learning disability at age 6.