Dr. Mindell devoted her entire professional career to language, helping students, executives and people from all fields bolster their writing, reading and communications skills. Here, you can find some of her essays and past works. Poetry for Literacy (Part I) The first of a series of essays about the teaching of literacy, the work that remains closest to my heart. […]

Welcome to TheWordGrandma! Here, on this free website, Dr. Phyllis Mindell will show you the skills needed to succeed and lead on your own terms, without shedding your integrity or femininity. Dr. Mindell’s experiences, added to a long life as a wife; mother; friend; grandmother; and independent scholar, have enabled her to reach across generations to young women. At The […]

Dr. Mindell devoted her entire professional career to language, helping students, executives and people from all fields bolster their writing, reading and communications skills. Her work has been featured in numerous publications and garnered attention from local and national media. You can find some of them below. The gifted dyslexic: A case study with theoretical and educational implications In a 1982 article for […]

Kennedy, Mallon, and Me How my life intersected with an American president and a major American writer. Life report card In 2011, David Brooks, in his New York Times column, asked that 70+ aged readers write their own life report cards. Some months later, I wrote my own as a possible first step toward an autobiography. […]