Macleod-Vidal, Heather: - Heather MacLeod-Vidal is a former teacher, tutor, educational business owner, and coauthor of Teach Reading with Orton-Gillingham. She currently works as a literacy specialist to support students with dyslexia and other learning differences in a Tampa Bay area school. She has a degree in elementary education from the University of Tampa and is endorsed in reading, ESOL, and exceptional student education. She is passionate about teaching all children to read. She lives in Gulfport, Florida, with her husband, two children, and a variety of rescue animals.