...Specifically, I gained experience using the "Explode the Code" phonics materials and the "Beyond the Code" reading materials with students of a wide variety of ages (5-17); I've also used the Sullivan Adult Reader series in association with phonics programs. Since leaving Huntington last June, ... (read more)
...I received a BS in chemistry from Western Kentucky University in 2006 where I double minored in mathematics and criminology. After graduation I decided to continue my education and went on to graduate school at the University of Tennessee. After only a year at UT, my advisor accepted a job offer at the University of Sussex in England and asked me to follow him. (read more)
...Besides my master's degree in secondary education, I have a master's in literature and have taught introduction to lit. classes (my favorite) as well as survey (two semester) classes in American, British, and World lit. I chaired the Literature Program Committee and English Program Award Committ... (read more)