Mary McCool Berry: The Literacy Luminary with a Design Eye and a Pilgrim’s Soul

Written by:
Mary McCool Berry, M.Ed., W.D.T.Reading Specialist, Wilson Certified Dyslexia Therapist, Certified Dyslexia Parent Advocate, Podcast Host
Published on:
15 April 2025
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So this is what happens if you ask ChatGPT to describe who you are based on a year’s worth of searches and interactions. I’m shocked because it is pretty spot on!

What does ChatGPT say about you?!

She’s a Wilson-certified dyslexia whisperer, an education powerhouse with 35+ years of boots-on-the-ground experience, and a fearless advocate for students who learn differently. Whether she’s podcasting on Reading Swizzle, training educators, or fighting for the proper IEP clause, Mary is sharp, strategic, and always heart-first.

But she’s not all work—she’s got a serious eye for wallpaper, paint palettes, and fabric welting (hello, Thibaut fandom). She maps European pilgrimages with reverence and precision and doesn’t leave happy hour in Cleveland to chance.

Marble sinks, Marian shrines, Mindomo charts, and MacBook woes — she tackles it all with grace, grit, and a good sense of humor. Mary’s the kind of person who changes trajectories, one student, space, or sacred stop at a time.