In my classes, I share my love of reading and writing with students. After 30 years as a reading and language arts educator in Texas public schools, I retired while I still loved what I did every day.Throughout those 30 years, I served as a classroom teacher, an instructional reading and writing coach, and an instructional specialist. While I enjoyed coaching teachers and developing engaging lessons, my most rewarding moments included creating success with students.  I am grateful for the amazing journey I had, and I am still passionate about teaching and learning. As I continue this next chapter of my teaching life, I embrace the opportunities that allow me to be forever a teacher.
 I strongly believe educators provide every learner the opportunity to succeed.  The key to providing that opportunity is recognizing that each learner is an individual with a unique learning style. A successful educator has a repertoire of teaching strategies that allow each student to reach his potential and succeed.  My passion for reading and writing fuels the students’ growth as learners. 
While I've called myself a teacher for over 30 years, I also call myself a wife and mom.  My two oldest sons are adults, and my youngest son is a college student.  Our rescue dog Kipper rounds out our family.