Jeremiah's Circles

Doxie Robinson: author of Jeremiah's Circles
As a young mother, Doxie worked as a reading tutor with severely disabled students in California. After her four children were raised, she and her husband, Richard, adopted eight-year-old Jeremiah, a boy with multiple disabilities. Although he was not considered able to be educated, she discovered a way to teach him to read.  As her son entered middle school she integrated a condensed State Required Curriculum which only required filling in easy multiple choice circles.  After Jeremiah graduated from high school, she developed Picture Academics for readers and non-readers. Called Jeremiah's Circles, these programs are now successfully being utilized in many schools, homes and day programs. 

 Jeremiah Robinson:  a boy with multiple disabilities. Although he was not considered able to learn, Doxie discovered a way to teach him to read. As Jeremiah read a word, she would write another word for him. Jeremiah was learning to read before he could say a meaningful sentence.