...My love of learning has traveled with me from my toddler days, playing school with my siblings and neighborhood friends. I have always enjoyed helping other people every chance I got, and never give up! I have also worked at local daycares and have two student teaching experiences as a classroom teacher, in a third and forth grade classroom. (read more)
I have eight years working with children with various special needs in the home, community, and school settings. I have degrees in Psychology, Speech and Communication Disorders, and Early Childhood Education. I've spent the last year in the fieldof education as a substitute teacher, PreK-12. (read more)
...In the course of playing weekly for residents of The Lantern, I also taught a young student with a physical disability. She had been born with cerebral palsy. She had limited use of her right hand so we concentrated on playing with her left hand and therapeutically exercised her right hand. (read more)