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Dear students and families,

Thank you for visiting my web page! My hope is that it will be a helpful resource for you throughout this school year.

I have been a teacher for 10 years, 9 of them here at Westwood. I have taught students ranging from 3rd to 8th grade. I have an undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University and a Master's Degree from Cleveland State University with a reading endorsement.

I am privileged to help your child achieve success. Please contact me with any questions.

Links of Interest

Dolch Sight Word Lists & Activities -- Dolch Sight Word Lists by Grade Level Dolch sight words are a set of 220 words identified by Dr. Dolch, a researcher of English pedagogy, in a seminal article in the 1950s. They are the foundation of teaching reading and writing English -- over half the words you read in a typical English document appear on this list.

Jan Brett Dolch Words -- The Dolch words are the 220 most frequently found words. Students who learn these words have a good base for beginning reading. Many of these words cannot be sounded out because they do not follow decoding rules. These words must be learned as sight words. Click on a picture to download the full sized artwork or click on the link below each picture to download the PDF version.

Online Activities

Release Date	Title
September 27, 2011	The Grammar Gorillas
August 27, 2011	Spell Check
August 27, 2011	Rooting Out Words
August 27, 2011	Word Confusion
August 27, 2011	The Plural Girls
August 27, 2011	2Bee or Nottoobee

Supply List

Release Date	Title
September 6, 2011	6th Grade Language Arts

FAQs

Release Date	Title
September 28, 2011	Can I redo an assignment?
August 27, 2011	What should I expect in Middle School?

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