I have a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction. My dissertation involved correlating Orton-Gillingham methods into an existing reading program. I am also finishing up my Associate Level Certification in Orton Gillingham. I have been tutoring using the Orton-Gillingham and Wilson Methods for over 20 years. Teacher (grades K5, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5,th, 6th, 7th, 8th); Learning Resource Director (K5-6th grade); Learning Resource Teacher: reading (K5, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th); Private tutor (using orton gillingham techniques to teach reading) Assistant Diagnostician (administered psychoeducational assessments: 5 yrs.-adult)
multisensory instruction with a mix of teacher-directed instruction and child discovery learning
Most Innovative Teacher of the Year
EdD- Curriculum and Instruction; Sp.Ed- Psychology/Counseling; M.Ed- Elementary Education (minor in Learning Disabilities); BS. Ed- Elementary Education; State Certified: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities; Currently working on Associate Level certification in Orton Gillingham methods
My biggest motivator as a teacher is seeing my students' eyes light up when they "get it"!
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Science, ESL-EFL-ELL, Other (ELA), Religion, Literature, Study Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Winter, Black History Month, Summer, Phonics