Forever Teacher, Boy-mom, Chicago Sports Fan, Reader, Hiker and Happy Camper

Westchester, IL
Joined August 2015
Each year I’m encouraged by the generosity of those supporting my students and me. Here is my classroom wishlist for 2025-2026 my 30th year! 🌟 😊 🌟 #ClearTheLists2025 #clearthelists amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/19…
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Friends love coming to reading group together. @D83Spartans @D83Shines
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i do ✊🏽
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More than a 100° difference in 5 days sums up our entire existence in the Midwest
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For my birthday today, I am giving away a signed copy of our new book Welcome to Teaching Multilingual Learners! Reshare, comment, & like to be entered. A winner will be picked on Friday 1/24/25. #langchat #ESL #TESOL #educhat #edchat #professionaldevelopment
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For real though. 💯 🌐 teachergoals.com
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When you are twinning twice in one week with a Kinder kiddo! #d83spartans
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I’m shocked that this needs to be said, but: If you have a student who struggles to read, you should not blame the parents, for not reading enough. Lots of kids with dyslexia struggle to read despite having their parents read to them every day. You don’t know what happens in a kids home. Making assumptions like this is deeply offensive for the parents of kids with dyslexia. It also is a reflective of the disproven whole language model. Kids learning to read is not only a product of reading experience, for many kids it requires explicit instruction. Schools bear the primary responsibility for teaching kids to read, not parents.
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Pajama Day, cookies & cocoa celebrating the best team of tutors! 🤍
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🌟 My 2024 wraps up with a whopping 10 books! As a thank you to my readers, I'm GIVING AWAY THIS ENTIRE BUNDLE to one lucky winner!!! Follow me, like, and repost for a chance to win! USA only.
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Finally, a welcome unsolicited press release: "Animals Delighted by Fresh Snowfall at Brookfield Zoo Chicago." Very good. Very very good.
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Powerful.
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Important! 🧡
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"See a child differently, and you see a different child." —Dr. Stuart Shanker A reminder of the power of a reframe, via educator @kwiens62:
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Powerful reminder! 🙌
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Former Little Book Buddy congratulating her Former Big Buddy on his award! #relationshipsmatter #d83spartans
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Halloween is big Spartans reading to little Spartans!! (+siblings) @D83Spartans
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