HowardTime Reading

This is my 11th year teaching in a Title One school in Virginia (VA is for lovers)! I have taught 4th and 5th grade in the classroom and now I am currently a Title One Reading Specialist who works with K-5. My role includes administering assessments, assisting classroom teachers with reading interventions, and school-wide reading incentives, and planning and instructing small-group intervention lessons with students performing below benchmark levels.

I love to keep up with the latest research in reading interventions and instruction. Finding the perfect recipe for a struggling reader is a challenge that I enjoy. I learn from each student that I work with and am continuously adding new strategies and ideas to my toolbox. I also enjoy helping my co-workers find new ways to address reading difficulties in their classrooms. I have designed lots of games for my students to keep them active and engaged! I follow the Science of Reading Approach to Literacy as well as some of the Orton Gillingham Approach. I love using multisensory techniques when working with children and helping them grasp the skills needed to be successful readers!

Teacher of the Year 2020

I graduated from Bridgewater College in 2013. I bleed Maroon and Gold! #flyeaglesfly I have a master's degree from the University of Virginia in Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a Specialization in Reading Instruction #mastersofed

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