Chief Educator at Educator at Large, INC. since 2023. 3x Licensed classroom teacher, since 2008 Nationally certified dyslexia practitioner through IDA since 2016 Certified Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner since 2008. Certified TEFL Instructor since 2003.
Much of my practice consists of designing curriculum to use with students that have Dyslexia. I do not compare students to their classmates, but rather to them self - month to month. I teach students to think critically from a young age.
Boston Education Foundation grant recipient. 2012-2013 school year Boston Education Foundation grant recipient. 2014-2015 school year
B.A. Simmons College M.S.Ed Simmons College
My first love is Kindergarten and Grade 1. It's all about that foundation. +++Throughout the year, I speak in college classes, teacher prep classes, on the subjects of writing, dyslexia, and culturally relevant pedagogy. +++
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Geometry, Numbers, Science, Biology, Social Studies, U.S. History, World Languages, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Literature, Study Skills, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, Black History Month, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Occupational Therapy, Handwriting, Early Intervention, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Women's History Month, African History