I've been teaching for 10 years, and I currently teach 2nd/3rd grade students with dyslexia and other language based disabilities. I am also an instructional coach for other teachers on staff. The first three years were spent in 1st and 2nd grade general education at a low income school.Then I spent four years teaching K-2 special education with students who have mild-moderate disabilities, mostly on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum. Every day is a new adventure and I'm always surprised by the things my kids say. I've learned sometimes the kids in special education can be the smartest in their own special way!