About the Author

Samuel L. Blumenfeld is a native New Yorker who has for many years resided in the suburban Boston area. He was educated in the public schools of New York City and at City College of New York. Before turning full-time writer Blumenfeld was a book and magazine editor. To give himself frontline experience for his books on education he served as a substitute teacher in the Quincy, Massachusetts, public schools. The author has for several decades tutored many children and adults. He is chairman of the Massachusetts branch of the Reading Reform Foundation. In 1986 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Bob Jones University. Blumenfeld's articles have appeared in the New York Times, New York Herald Tribune, Commentary, American Opinion, Ideas, Reason, Inquiry, American Education, Vital Speeches, Education Digest, American Legion Magazine, Conservative Digest and Boston Magazine. He is a sought after speaker and guest on numerous radio talk shows and TV programs. Dr. Blumenfeld has traveled to and lectured on every continent except Antarctica. Assisting Dr. Blumenfeld in developing a complete set of materials to best utilize How To Tutor, he allowed Barbara Simkus, a long time professional Tutor, of the suburban Detroit area, to develop readers and workbooks which, while optional, greatly assist in making HTT extremely effective. For these materials on Amazon.com please enter Barbara Simkus in the product search and read about them or on Amazon.com search use ISBN numbers: Phonics Workbook: 9780941995337. Readers ISBN: 9780941995344. Cursive Workbook: 9780941994382. Arithmetic Workbooks: Addition, Subtraction: ISBN: 9780941995399. Multiplication, Division, Fractions: ISBN 9780941994405. Finally a CD ROM for aid in the teacher PRONOUNCING the words in the Reading section of HTT: ISBN: 9780941995023