18 years Elementary Experience as a Classroom Teacher, Reading Specialist and Reading Coach. Currently a 1:1 5th Grade ELA Teacher! August 2004 - December 2009 in Jacksonville, FL: Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th/5th ELA/Reading Split, Co-Teach and Inclusion. January 2010 - June 2013 in Savannah, GA: 3rd Grade and Reading Title I. July 2013 - June 2016 in Jacksonville, NC: Title I Reading Specialist and the Full Time Literacy Coach. August 2016 - Currently in Tampa, FL: 5th Grade ELA Teacher.
I believe in hands on experiences for each subject area. I am a Workshop Model kind of gal! This allows students to practice a variety of skills and have multiple opportunities to work in small groups or one on one with the teacher. Balanced Literacy is a passion of mine! I love to expose students to a variety of genres, skills and strategies through Shared Reading/Writing, Interactive Reading/Writing and more! My true love is allowing students to grow in a 21st Century World with a love of reading!
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Graduated with honors and awards in 2002 from Central Florida Community College. Graduated with honors and awards in 2004 from Jacksonville University with a B.S. degree in Elementary Education. Graduated with honors and awards in 2007 from University of North Florida with a M.Ed. degreee in Education Leadership. I have also added Reading Specialist and ESOL to my Certificate.
I am a U.S.M.C. wife, and teacher Mama with a little girl and little boy! Come visit me over on my website: Teaching Upper Elementary.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Fractions, Measurement, Other (Math), Social Studies, Computer Science, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Economics , Word Problems, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Winter, Decimals, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Handwriting, For Administrators, Coaching, Early Intervention, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community