Deborah Bogosian is a freelancer, an author, a poet, and a teacher with permanent certifications in elementary, reading and special education. Empathy is an important quality for a teacher. Understanding a student's problem is necessary in order for the teacher to help the student solve it. Experiencing and overcoming her own early difficulties helped to develop that empathy. The book, FROM RHYME TO REASON was born in her childhood frustration with the standard dictionary.