I Spy Vowels and Digraphs; Learning to Read Through Play

Hello!  My name is Teacher Sue. I graduated in 2002 with a Masters Degree in Education from Niagara University, in Niagara Falls, New York.   I have earned a Specialist in Special education and a Specialist in Mathematics.  I am currently working towards a Specialist in Primary Education.  I have been formally trained in the Orton Gillingham approach.  This approach is a direct, explicit, multi-sensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling does not come easily to individuals, such as those with dyslexia.  

I have been teaching elementary school for the last 20 years.  I have taught all grades from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8.  However, I spent most of my classroom teaching in the primary grades.   During the last 5 years of my teaching career I have been a Learning Resource Teachers.  In this role I am responsible for working with neurodiverse students in small groups to help them improve  reading, writing, mathematics and communication skills.  I am also responsible for helping teachers create Individual Education Plans that help to meet the needs of neurodiverse students in the classroom.  I work alongside parents to ensure that their child's education goals are being accomplished.

I believe that all children can achieve success in education.  My goal is to build a child's confidence so that they take risks in their learning while having fun.  Please join me in my classroom.