Fiona Hamilton

As the owner and director of wordtorque, I am currently assisting a number of schools to embed Word Inquiry into their way of thinking and into their curriculum. Modeling lessons in the classrooms is a practice I value. Teachers can see Word Inquiry in action and develop the confidence to help children study the structure of words.  I also run public workshops for anyone interested in words, educator or otherwise.

Prior to this I was the Elementary Principal at ELC International School in Bangkok and am very passionate about the positive impact Word Inquiry has on the critical thinking skills of children. I have been using this approach as a teacher and administrator for nearly 15 years and my particular interest is in the pedagogy of application.

Schools are busy places and teachers seem to have more and more on their plate. Word Inquiry supports many strands of Language Arts at once and strengthens understanding across all disciplines.

I have worked internationally for 29 years after beginning my career in Australia. In addition to 12 years of administrative experience, I have also had the opportunity to teach Grade 1 through Grade 5, write some children’s books, be a learning support specialist, and coach teachers in literacy strategies. I hold an MEd (administration) and an MEd (literacy) as well as Literacy Coaching certification. I have studied with Real Spelling and Pete Bowers of WordWorks.

My broad experience in a number of roles allows me the perspective of the classroom teacher, support specialist and administrator when collaborating to make decisions about the best approaches to assist all students to be successful.