Pearl Rieger, a lifeline to thousands of kids struggling with learning disabilities, dies at 98
<p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pearl Rieger connected with kids in a way few can.</p><p>As a renowned educational diagnostician, she'd sit down with a kid, identify their obstacles to learning — such as dyslexia, ADHD or autism — chart a path forward, and work with parents and schools to implement it.</p><p>She helped thousands of kids in the Chicago area and beyond during a career that spanned nearly six decades. She was 98.</p><p>"Her life's work was saving kids," former journalist Carol Marin said at Mrs.
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<p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pearl Rieger connected with kids in a way few can.</p><p>As a renowned educational diagnostician, she'd sit down with a kid, identify their obstacles to learning — such as dyslexia, ADHD or autism — chart a path forward, and work with parents and schools to implement it.</p><p>She helped thousands of kids in the Chicago area and beyond during a career that spanned nearly six decades. She was 98.</p><p>"Her life's work was saving kids," former journalist Carol Marin said at Mrs. Rieger's funeral.</p><p>"I choke up because she saved my own kid," said Marin before recalling the moment she knew she needed to seek professional help for her son when he was in second grade.</p><p>"He was sitting on the steps in our house and he said, 'Mom, will you be mad at me if I quit school?' It was like a seven-alarm fire in my head and I talked to a friend who said 'You have to call Pearl Rieger, there's no one else, and she's very busy, she's booked day and night, see if she can fit you in, but you have to have Pearl Rieger.'"</p><p>Mrs. Rieger settled the boys nerves at their first meeting with the simple offer of "Let's get a cookie." </p><p>Mrs.
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- <p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pearl Rieger connected with kids in a way few can.</p><p>As a renowned educational diagnostician, she'd sit down with a kid, identify their obstacles to learning — such as dyslexia, ADHD or autism — chart a path forward, and work with parents and schools to implement it.</p><p>She helped thousands of kids in the Chicago area and beyond during a career that spanned nearly six decades. She was 98.</p><p>"Her life's work was saving kids," former journalist Carol Marin said at Mrs.
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