...The first is a love for writing. The second is using literature to connect writing with reading and providing a model for good writing skills. In my primary classroom, my students participated in writer's workshop in which they worked on different genres of writing progressing through the stages of the writing process including the final publishing of their writing. (read more)
...After teaching middle school students in small group reading instruction, ranging from ages 10-14, I began my graduate studies and received my Master's Degree as a Reading Specialist which helped me focus my teaching on small group and individualized reading instruction to struggling reading at t... (read more)
...I have a Bachelor's degree in elementary education from Buena Vista College, now Buena Vista University, where I earned a 3.43 grade average as a non-traditional student. I have worked with students in grades K-12 as a substitute teacher. From October through May, I worked as a tutor with A+ Learning Solutions and tutored seven children in reading or math. (read more)