Anne Rogovin

Anne at Consumers Eyesight, Photograph by Milton

Anne Rogovin in her studio, 1978. Photo by Jim Kalett

Photograph of Milton and Anne by Irene Haupt

Anne Snetsky (later changed to Setters), was born August 4, 1918, and grew up on the East Side of Buffalo, NY. Her parents, Rose and Chaim, immigrated from the Ukraine. Anne had five siblings: Sally, Silvia, Ella, Jacob, and Harold. She attended Hutchinson Central High School, and received both a bachelor's degree and master’s degree with honors in Special Education from Buffalo State College.

You might see Anne Rogovin visiting classes wherever she taught, imploring students not to make fun of the special needs students in her class, and urging them to treat her students with respect. You might see her with her students on a field trip at a grocery store or a local gas station interviewing the workers, then returning to school and writing a book about that trip. An educator, Anne Rogovin taught children with severe mental disabilities during a 30-plus-year career with Erie 1 BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services). She worked for BOCES because she refused to sign a loyalty oath required at the time by the Buffalo school system.

Anne authored several books: Learning by Doing, Home and School Activities for All Children (Abington Press); 1001 Wonderful Wonders: Activities for ALL Children (Abington Press); Turn Off the TV and...(Abington Press); Dear Parents: Letters to Parents of Young Children (Allyside Press); What's the Hurry? Developmental Activities for Able and Handicapped Children (Pro Ed Publications); and 1001 Activities for Children: Simple Games to Help a Child Explore the Wonders of Nature, the Imagination, the Senses, Art, Crafts, Music, and Much More (Grammercy Press). She also developed Learning by Doing Lotto Games (Ideal Publishers). These books and games are for parents of special needs and for all children-- showing them a myriad of ways to use the world around them to develop skills and interests.

Meeting - from "Learning By Doing," Written by Anne Rogovin and illustrated by her student Carole.

Reading - from "Learning By Doing," Written by Anne Rogovin and illustrated by her student Carole.

Art - from "Learning By Doing," Written by Anne Rogovin and illustrated by her student Carole.

Summary - from "Learning By Doing," Written by Anne Rogovin and illustrated by her student Carole.

Music - from "Learning By Doing," Written by Anne Rogovin and illustrated by her student Carole.

"Dear Parents" written by Anne Rogovin,illustrated by Peggy Lipschutz

About Anne's Work

An educator, Anne Rogovin taught children with severe mental disabilities during a 30-plus-year career with Erie 1 BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services). She worked for BOCES because she refused to sign a loyalty oath required at the time by the Buffalo school system. Anne authored several books:

Learning by Doing, Home and School Activities for All Children (Abington Press)
1001 Wonderful Wonders: Activities for ALL Children (Abington Press)
Turn Off the TV and...(Abington Press)
Dear Parents: Letters to Parents of Young Children (Allyside Press)
What's the Hurry? Developmental Activities for Able and Handicapped Children (Pro Ed Publications)
1001 Activities for Children: Simple Games to Help a Child Explore the Wonders of Nature, the Imagination, the Senses, Art, Crafts, Music, and Much More (Grammercy Press)

She also developed Learning by Doing Lotto Games (Ideal Publishers). These books and games are for parents of special needs and for all children – showing them a myriad of ways to use the world around them to develop skills and interests.