Hello prospective parents and guardians!  My name is Alison Wilde and I am so excited you have come to visit my profile.  

I am from Tinley Park, IL, USA! I am a mother to a wonderful 5 year old son and am a special education teacher. I graduated from Illinois State University with a B.A degree in special education with a LBS-1 certificate and have two masters degrees, one as a reading specialist and one in educational administration.  I have taught students from pre-school through senior year of high school for the past 10 years.  I am also an online ESL teacher to students across the world. I have experience teaching students early numeracy and literacy skills all the way to reading comprehension and algebra. 

I believe that every student can learn, they just learn in different ways.  Join me in class for a fun, engaging and educational experience that will instill the love of learning in your child. We will be learning reading, math and life-skills through a fun, positive environment utilizing hands-on approaches that include drawing, movement, baking, games and more.  

I am excited to get to know your child and be one adult that helps shape them into a life-long learner.  I hope to see you soon!

- Teacher Alison 
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Class Policies: 

1) I aim to keep classes close to the scheduled amount of time, however, classes with low enrollments or especially talkative students may run a few minutes under or a few minutes over. 

2) If a class does not meet the minimum enrollment requirements,  I will teach the class or contact the parent or learner to transfer them to a different section if they wish. 

3) Classes will begin at the scheduled time, even if all learners are not in the classroom (unless there appears to be a technical issue). I will not contact absent learners during class time so I can focus on the learners who are present. 

4) If no learners are in the classroom, I will wait 10 minutes before exiting the classroom. In this situation, I will contact the families after I have left the classroom.

5) Classroom expectations are as follows:
a. Learners will remain muted the entire lesson to avoid any distracting or awkward background noises for both the learners and myself. Learners will get to share and speak in class, but will remain muted otherwise. 
b. All learners are expected to be focused as much as possible for their current age. For younger learners, if they are welcomed to bring a toy or stuffed animal if that helps them remain in class. Older students are asked to not have their phones with them in class so they can focus on learning.
c. Parents and siblings are welcomed to watch the class but if siblings are going to both participate, each sibling must be enrolled in the lesson individually. Siblings cannot attend and participate in class with only one enrollment to the lesson. 
d. If a student cannot appropriately behave and participate in a lesson, they will be given three warnings before being placed in the waiting room. The student will be place in the waiting room as long as the teacher best sees fit and will be readmitted to class when the teacher feels they are ready to rejoin. If behaviors are extreme enough, the parent will be contacted by the teacher and the OutSchool team will be notified as well.