Hello! I'm Laura, a reading intervention specialist and creator of "How To Read GIGANTIC Words!" My experience includes middle school and high school English language arts, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade self-contained classroom, and reading intervention.
"How To Read GIGANTIC Words" is an effective new science-of-reading-based decoding strategy that offers success and confidence for struggling older readers (2nd grade-adult.)
The International Reading Association's Regie Routman Teacher Recognition Award for Reflection on the Practice of Teaching Reading.
I graduated from the University of Washington. I studied writing at The Evergreen State College.
CONTACT ME: Laura Hurley @ readingbyheart@gmail.com Mom of 2 grown sons, Robby and Jonathan ~ I had a 10,000 volume classroom library ~ My students and I ran a school-wide student-led used book store from our classroom ~ Supporting struggling readers is my passion ~ I taught high school ELA in Queensland, Australia, 2nd grade in the Bronx, NYC, middle school reading, upper elementary and m.s. reading intervention. Western Washington is my home.
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschool
English Language Arts, Reading, Spelling, Specialty, Special Education, Reading Strategies, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Halloween, Summer, Informational Text, Phonics, Close Reading