TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Reading Tutor, 2014–Present
- Private practice
- Tutor students in reading – decoding, spelling, comprehension and writing.
Adult Educator, 2003–Present
- Teach Level I CRISS Classes to teachers and undergraduates. www.projectcriss.com
- Conduct staff development reading workshops in various school districts.
Special Education Team Facilitator, Special Education Services Team, 2001–10
- Longfellow Elementary School (Oak Park IL District #97)
- Facilitate Special Education Eligibility and Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings.
- Member of School Leadership Team
- Served on parent-teacher school advisory committee.
- Retired from Oak Park District 97, June, 2010.
Language Arts / Reading Specialist, 1991–2010
- Longfellow Elementary School (Oak Park IL District #97)
- Implemented school-wide reading intervention/enrichment program.
- Coordinated and instructed reading and writing, school-wide.
- Modeled pedagogical strategies to teachers.
- Taught small groups of students.
Tutor, 1989–91
- Tutored first-grade students in the "Early Intervention Reading Program" a Reading Recovery-type program.
Classroom Teacher, 1970-77
- 1st, 4th & 5th grades
- Taught all academic subjects.
EDUCATION
- School Leadership Certification (Administration, Type 75) - Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
- Masters of Arts in Reading - National-Louis University, Evanston, Illinois
- Bachelors of Arts - Trinity International University, Deerfield, Illinois
References provided upon request.