Biography of Stephanie S. Tolan

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Biography of Stephanie S. Tolan

• By Eric Redd

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Starting Off

• Stephanie Tolan was born in Ohio raised in
  Wisconsin she loved books since she was young
  staying up late at night reading under the
  covers. She believed that those black marks on
  the paper would send her to magical worlds

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Beginnings as a Writer
Stephanie wrote her first book in 4th grade and
when see realized that she could make the magic
happen herself , she decided to become a
writer She majored in creative writing at Purdue
University the got a Masters Degree in English.
But after the marriage to Bob Tolan and the
addition of three stepsons and then having one of
her own cut down the time for her own writing but
she still wrote poetry and plays for adults as
she taught college English
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• .her husband's career in professional
  theatre moved the Tolan family around the
  country, and writing was needed for comfort in
  those stressful times. In the mid-1970s,
  Stephanie began working in the Poets-in-the-School
  s program in Pennsylvania.  

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Her Books

• Her Writing for children and young adults began
  with GrandpaAnd Me in 1978 and here are some
  more of here books

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Contribution to Gifted Children

• Stephanie Tolan is an advocate for extremely
  bright children. She started this when her son
  was discovered to be exceptionally gifted. And as
  she looked for education for him she discovered
  the problem with this country about dealing with
  gifted kids. Dr. James Webb asked her to help
  Elizabeth Meckstroth in forming the book called
  Guiding the Gifted Child. She became a full
  collaborator on the book and when the book was
  released in 1982 it became the Bible for those
  trying to raise and educate gifted kids . She
  became a consultant for parents with gifted
  children.

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Where is She now?

• Stephanie S. Tolan is a senior fellow at the
  Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA). Mrs.
  Tolan currently lives in Charlotte, NC with her
  husband (Bob), two dogs, a golden tabby cat, two
  fish and plenty of outdoor creatures. 

(Coyote and Samantha)
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Sources

• http//www.stephanietolan.com/biography.htm