Sara Wilford
| Sara Wilford | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Sara Delano Roosevelt March 13, 1932 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Psychologist |
| Spouse(s) |
Anthony di Bonaventura (m. 1953; div. 1972) Ronald A. Wilford (m. 1973; his death 2015) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) |
James Roosevelt Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney |
Sara Delano Roosevelt Whitney diBonaventura Wilford (born March 13, 1932) is a psychologist who taught at Sarah Lawrence College from 1982-2014.
She is the daughter of Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, a prominent philanthropist in medicine and art, and James Roosevelt, the oldest son of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. Wilford is the adopted daughter of John Hay Whitney.
Wilford taught at Sarah Lawrence College from 1982-2014. She was the director of the Art of Teaching graduate program in early childhood and childhood education at the college from 1985 through 2014. Additionally, she was director of the college's Early Childhood Center for 21 years (1982–2003). The center, which was established in 1937 as a “laboratory school,” allows graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in child development and education courses to both study children ages 2–6 and to directly assist in their education. During her tenure, the Early Childhood Center added a class for 5- to 6-year-olds, and broadened financial aid available to the center's students’ families.
Wilford taught courses connecting child development principles to educational practice. She was a workshop leader for seminars and conferences on early childhood education and literacy development, and a member of Editorial Advisory Board for Child Magazine. She is the author of the critically lauded Tough Topics: How to Use Books in Talking with Children About Life Issues and Problems and What you Need to Know When Your Child is Learning to Read.
Interest in early childhood education worldwide led her to the Schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy in 1993, and to the U.S./South Africa Joint Conference on Early Childhood Education in 1996. She has presented in a seminar sponsored by the Department of Early Childhood Education at the University of Athens, Greece, and took part in a literacy delegation to New Zealand and Australia in the summer of 2000.
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