*Reading Specialist Grades 3-5 *Reading Specialist at an all Kindergarten School with 500 Kindergarten students 2009-2015 *Taught Kindergarten and 1st Grade for 8 years *Taught Pre-K for 2 years *Presented at the Alabama Reading Association Convention and NEAECC
My Teaching Style Recipe: *Science of Reading *Researched Based Strategies *High Expectations *High Expectations based on Good Moral Character and Citizenship *Formative Assessment Embedded in Practice *FUN *Explicit Teaching *Gradual Release of Responsibility Teaching Model (I do, we do, you do) *Dash of Common Sense *Mixed with LOVE and a REAL WORLD approach to what teaching and learning really look like in the classroom!
*Teacher of the year 2011-2012 school year
National Board Certified teacher in Literacy: Reading-Language Arts/ Early and Middle Childhood. Renewal of National Board Certification in 2015. Master of Arts degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education from The University of Alabama. Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood/Elementary Education from The University of Alabama.
I married my high school sweetheart, Heath, and we have been blessed with two sweet girls. Maggy is 16 years old and Molly is 12 years old. I am extremely passionate about what I do and why I do it; teaching is not merely a job to me! Being a teacher is the fulfillment of my childhood dream!
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Science, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, Geography, For All Subjects, Literature, Character Education, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Phonics, Close Reading