ESL TEACHER Email Phone: 715-537-5621 ext. 352 Facebook: BarronAreaSD/ This is my 32nd year of teaching, already! I started my career as a bilingual teacher in Milwaukee for 5 years then moved back to Iowa and taught as an ELL/ESL teacher for 19 years in Cedar Rapids. This is my 8th year as an ESL teacher at Woodland and I truly enjoy working with the students, families and staff here in Barron. My husband and I have two grown sons who live in Chicago, IL and Cedar Rapids, IA. I gladly welcome all students at any level of English. My greatest joys are helping children along their journey towards proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing in English. I teach with a gradual release philosophy - provide scaffolded supports to build success and confidence, and then gradually reduce the supports as students demonstrate more and more proficiency. The brain is a pattern seeking device, so I use modeling, repetition, realia and color-coding to help students see the pattern in words, language and reading. I'm always ready to teach and expect students to enter my classroom ready to learn. Feel free to come visit my room any time - it's where the "magic" happens!
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