...Currently I am a special education teacher working for an Arlington Public Schools middle school teaching Structured Literacy. Structured Literacy utilizes a systematic, explicit, and cumulative direct instruction in two broad areas: word recognition (phonological awareness, decoding and sight ... (read more)
...It provides a systematic and cumulative approach to teach total word structure for encoding and decoding. This program has controlled and decodable text. In addition, this program also includes a program called Fundations which caters to the kindergarten through third grade population. (read more)
...I specifically work with the Wilson Reading System (a program based in Orton Gillingham principles), Read Naturally, Handwriting without Tears and Size Matters Handwriting. I am also certified to conduct academic testing using the Woodcock Johnson IV and the Young Children’s Achievement Test 2. ... (read more)
...My qualifications include patience, an understanding of the language acquisition process, and the ability to construct and enable long-term learning strategies. My experience in writing spans crafting educational materials, creating content for various media, and guiding students through the wri... (read more)