My Reading Journey

  • Birth

    Birth
    Born...to teach
  • My First Book

    My First Book
    I turned my first page at 1... I never stopped turning...
  • School Started

    School Started
    The beginning of a 25 relationship with education--both teaching and learning.
  • Scholastic Book Fairs

    Scholastic Book Fairs
    I still remember the excitement from my mother giving me money to buy stacks of books at these fairs.
  • G&T

    G&T
    In 3rd grade, I was put into a Gifted and Talented program because of my reading capabilities. I was in this program for 6 years
  • A Series of Unfortunate Events

    A Series of Unfortunate Events
    In 2000, I discovered Lemony Snicket's series, "A Series of Unfortunate Events". My mother would take me to Barnes and Noble every weekend, to sit and read for hours and I would finish a book a day.
  • Book It

    Book It
    Reading a certain amount of books would get me a coupon for a personal pizza from Pizza Hut... I got these a lot.
  • My First Mentor

    My First Mentor
    This was the year that my English teacher, Ms. Lih changed my life. She helped me to love education and helped me see a new perspective on reading. I still speak to her today.
  • College

    College
    My journey to being an English Teacher began. This is where my appreciation of literature and language began. I knew that education was my career path.
  • Pending.....

    Pending.....
    In 2017, I began my journey towards my Master's in Special Education. Graduation pending 2021...