I have taught in a public school setting for 20 years. I have spent most of my career in first grade teaching beginning readers.
I spent many years teaching with a balanced literacy approach but I am currently transitioning to using the Science of Reading. I have seen great benefits in my own classroom.
I was the 2012 Teacher of the Year in my county.
I have a BS degree in Muli-Subject Elementary Ed K-8. I also have a Master's in Reading K-12.
I live in West Virginia with husband who is also a teacher and my teenage son. We have two dogs that we adore. We have a yellow lab and a long-haired miniature dachshund. We love to camp in our 1970 VW bus.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Spelling, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, For All Subjects, Classroom Management, Problem Solving, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, End of Year, Phonics, Classroom Community