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Me at the British Museum--with a challenging student!
How I Got Here
How I Got Here
My work in libraries has led me to develop a passion in reading education. I can watch a child read his or her first story and share in their excitement for their future. I have fulfilled a lifelong ambition by complimenting my master’s degree in librarianship with a teaching certification. I have made that journey from middle America to Israel where I am teaching children to read.
What my 25 years in education and librarianship have taught me is that there is a special path to learning to read. For children, this path must reflect how their brains learn. And we know that children learn best when they use all of their senses in making art, music, movement, reading, and writing--and with lots of practice! This is why I love using the Hickey Method to teach children to read.
Talia, A Success Story
When I first met Talia (age 7) she was filled with lots of energy. During her assessment, she had difficulties concentrating, but excelled when asked to identify letter shapes and patterns. Talia has a gift for problem-solving–-she just needed the right instruction to nurture her learning. It took us a few weeks to practice the first Hickey letters. At our next meeting, she surprised me by opening our book and reading her first story–”It is I” without any help from me. A year later, Talia now reads words such as sailboat, disappointment, and chimpanzee. Her parents tell me that she practices reading street signs and labels, and I even have a video of her showing off how to sound out words. Her latest report card is just glowing: “You are able to read words and sentences independently, and you have a great vocabulary!” Talia is such a success!
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