Kathleen Otto

Kathleen Otto is a former member of the Girl Scouts of Colorado and a 2016 Gold Award Recipient.

For her Gold Award project A Learning Advantage, Kathleen worked to inform parents and teachers about dyslexia through hosting a viewing of the documentary, The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia followed by a panel discussion. More than 50 people attended the screening and panel. Nearly a dozen of those were teachers and student teachers who wanted to learn more about dyslexia and how it impacts students and families. After the documentary screening, parents were inspired to start a local support group for parents of children with dyslexia. Kathleen also created a Little Free Library with bookmarks that included information about dyslexia.