Hi! I am a current second grade teacher who just completed her 12th year in the classroom. I have taught second grade for the past seven years. Prior to that, I taught kindergarten, first, and third grades, as well as a year of special education. My experience has allowed me to teach an extremely diverse population of students. I am presently licensed in the state of Indiana, where I teach, in grades kindergarten through sixth. In addition, I am licensed in mild special education and have a reading endorsement.

As a teacher, my number one priority is first getting to know the child. What are his or her needs? What does he or she excel at? I seek to truly teach each student as an individual; playing off of those strengths and weaknesses to help each child realize his or her full potential. I also strongly value the parent-teacher relationship, and I will establish with you and the child clear goals for our sessions, as well as facilitate open lines of communication regarding your child's progress.

As a current teacher, I am fully immersed in current best practices and curriculum in the area of math. My school corporation has adopted an inquiry-based math program, and I have been involved in ongoing professional development relating to the teaching of math for the past seven years.

In addition to my reading endorsement, I am required to teach 90 minutes of reading daily in my classroom. This has given me ample opportunity to construct lessons that both engage students and improve upon their reading. Also, I have been to numerous professional development workshops and trainings over the past nine years, all of which have helped shaped my strategies to teaching young readers.

Phonics is the foundation to strong reading. I teach phonics in my classroom daily utilizing the Words Their Way program, and I have also been trained in the Wilson method.