"WHAT ARE YOUR CREDENTIALS?"

     
        I have more than 28 years' experience teaching on elementary, middle school, high school, and university levels. Subjects which I have taught are reading, grammar, composition, literature, and learning strategies. I developed a reading course for students with differences and a course in learning strategies.
       
       Currently I am in private practice, teaching students reading, spelling, phonemic awareness,grammar, comprehension, and writing skills using the Orton-Gillingham method. 


 Specialized Training

    Colorado Literacy and Learning Center (formerly the Dyslexia Center at Penrose-St Francis), Colorado Springs, Colorado. Dyslexia Specialist Program

      Scottish Rite Learning Center, Lubbock, Texas. Advanced Training Course, Academic Language Therapist Program

    Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas in conjunction with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas. Academic Language Therapist Program

     Texas Tech University, Lubbock, texas. Fifteen courses in special education, counseling, and educational assessment


Education

      Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas. Graduate School of Education
      
      Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Master of Arts in English

      Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Bachelor of Arts in English


Certifications

Academic Language Therapy Association - Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT)

Texas Teacher Certification - Secondary Generic Special Education

Texas Teacher Certification - Secondary


Professional Organizations

International Dyslexia Association (IDA)

Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA)