About Me

Hello there! I am thrilled to begin the next phase in my career, teaching middle school! This is my 15th year in our wonderful district, and for the past 14 years I have been at Eanes Elementary as a Special Education Teacher for modified curriculum, English Language Arts, Math and/or Dyslexia Intervention. I spent the first five of those years teaching Early Childhood Special Education. 

I have an Undergraduate degree in Special Education/ Rehabilitation Sciences from India, and a Masters Degree in Special Education from Texas A& M University with a certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis. I am a Dyslexia Practitioner with a Wilson Reading System Level 1 Certification and Reading by Design. For the past 27 years, I have worked in a variety of service-delivery models for children with special educational needs; ages 0-3, 3-5, and K-5. I currently hold teaching certificates in Special Education, EC-6 Generalist, English as a Second Language and Gifted & Talented; Level 1 Wilson Reading System certification and Reading By Design certification. Through professional development opportunities through our district and personally, I am trained in specialized curriculum such as  Visualizing and Verbalizing® (V/V®), Read Live (Read Naturally), Solid Roots (Tier 3 Intensive Behavior Support Framework for Behavior Support), Intensive mathematics Intervention course led by Dr. Sarah Powell from the UT Meadows Center and National Center for Intensive Intervention in Mathematics.

My childhood experiences with my wonderful parents significantly influenced my love for learning and teaching.  I strive to be a teacher who fosters curiosity, reasoning and interests about how things live, work and grow around us. I empower student self-advocacy and involvement in decisions involving their individualized education, and celebrate every step our students make towards reaching their educational goals!

My family.....

I was born in Kerala, India. I grew up in many parts of Southern India. I moved to Denver, CO in 2001 and lived in Denver, Colorado for 8 years until our move to Texas. For the past 18 years, Texas has been the home state for my husband and son! Our son is a former EE Mustang, and HCMS Cougar! We love traveling, tasting world cuisine and recreating unique dishes in our kitchen; and enjoying unique Austin eateries.

Few of my other favorite things...Collecting hand crafted artifacts and jewelry from around the world that tell us a story; watching international movies and food documentaries. I find joy and serenity in the greenery, and natural landscapes around me. I try to give back to the community by working with youth and young families Three Strands Training Program for restorative training for parents of children in the Child Welfare System.

Looking forward to reconnecting with former Eanes Mustangs, and getting to know new Cougars; as we learn, share, and grow together!

Reshmi Johnson