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Elementary school teacher for 8 years. Adult Literacy tutor for 9+ years.
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"Adult Literacy" resources are for adults only.
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Early Childhood Literacy Promotion in the Home
A quick reference guide for teachers and parents to promote early literacy skills
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Family Involvement
According to K.S. Goodman and Y.M. Goodman
in their article entitled
Learning to read is natural (1979),
"Those parents and families who are able to give their children the best chance at becoming literate have
learned to observe children thoughtfully,
(2) arrange the environment to support language development,
(3) interact with chi
PreK - 8th
English Language Arts
Signing Activities for use with Froggy Gets Dressed
Activities to enhance the reading experience with emergent readers.
PreK
English Language Arts
Early Childhood Literacy: Listening
Encouraging listening in the home to promote use of language among emergent readers and speakers.
PreK - 3rd
Literature, Reading, Vocabulary
Signing Activities for use with Baby Signs for Bedtime
Activities to enhance the reading experience with emergent readers.
PreK
English Language Arts
Signing Activities for use with Good Boy, Fergus
Activities to enhance the reading experience with emergent readers.
PreK
English Language Arts
Signing Activities for use with Baby SIgns for Mealtime
Activities to enhance the reading experience with emergent readers.
PreK
English Language Arts
Signing Activities for use with Counting Kisses
Activities to enhance the reading experience with emergent readers.
PreK
English Language Arts
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About the store
Experience
Elementary school teacher for 8 years. Adult Literacy tutor for 9+ years.
Warning: Approach with Caution. Please look carefully if your resource is made for children or adults.
"Adult Literacy" resources are for adults only.
Teaching style
Dynamic lessons promoting classroom community and individual achievement. Often uses popular movies, music, and books as a springboard for pedagogically inspired yet fun to do activities.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Instructional Design & Technology Student Research Grant Award recipient to study educational prospects within virtual reality. I worked with many of our Vietnam POW veterans on a museum experience about how they were released from captivity. I was awarded many official permissions for use of a wide variety of copyrighted material from the actual veterans that created the materials. The latter is the greater honor.
This prototype project is available 24/7 for free access in Second Life Metaverse platform for educators to explore.
*Second Life is an adult platform for adults only*
This link will take you to the prototype if you have an account for the platform.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gidzenko/171/171/50
This link will take you to the video and playlist that was created for the first phase of the project:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgP6YmjCWt-zC6qgbFrX498WFfwnMovKB&si=8nelUHPL5vbJ0Ggv
My own education history
Associate of Arts degree from Southwestern Oregon Community College
Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Eastern Oregon University
Master of Education with an endorsement in Reading degree from Southern Oregon University
Additional biographical information
Prior Family Section Columnist for www.mailtribune.com
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