Education, Credentials and Experience

1994 Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, U of T
2015 Bachelor of Education,York University
2015-2016 Trained in the Orton-Gillingham Method (including 100 hour practicum), The Claremont School
2019 – Present Training in Word Inquiry (SWI)
- Intro to Structured Word Inquiry (SWI) (Lisa Barnett)
- Structured Word Inquiry (Peter Bowers)
- 2-Day Workshop in SWI (Peter Bowers)
- 2019 Nueva Conference
- Spellinars (Michel Mira-Reameau)
  - Latin & Greek for Othographers, Transcribing Greek, Understanding Lewis & Short, Understanding Real Script
- SWI for Early Readers (Rebecca Loveless)
- SWI Practicum (Rebecca Loveless)
- Lessons, Activities and Games for SWI (Rebecca Loveless)
- Teaching Real Script (Rebecca Loveless)
- Phonetics (Patti Bottino-Bravo)
- Connected Speech Dialects and Accents (Patti Bottino-Bravo)
- Getting a Grip on Grammar (Mary-Beth Stevens)
- Activites and Games for Teaching English Orthography (Fiona Hamilton)
- Lexical and Prosodic Stress, Vowel Reduction and Consonant Lenition (Eric Mayer)
- Punctuation: Signals of Structure (Rebecca Marsh)
2019 – Present Ongoing Professional Development
- The Anti-Boring Approach to Studying (Gretchen Wegner)
Member of Ontario College of Teachers since 2015
Most recent Vulnerable Sector Screening: Sept 2020

2007-2008 Volunteer Tutor
- Early Reading Intervention Program, Hawthorne II Alternative Public School (TDSB)
2008-2012 Coordinator (volunteer)
- Early Reading Intervention Program, Hawthorne II Alternative Public School (TDSB)
2012 – Present Volunteer Tutor & Trainer
- On Your Mark Mentoring/Tutoring Program, Working Women Centre (TCDSB)
2011-Present Private Literacy Tutor
2020 – Present Literacy Specialist
- Presentations for parents & caregivers on how to support children’s literacy at home
  - On Your Mark Mentoring/Tutoring Program, Working Women Centre (TCDSB)
  - EarlyON Child and Family Centre, J.R. Wilcox Community School (TDSB)
2021-Present Coordinator & Host, Putting Inquiry Into Practice
- bi-monthly meetings of teachers & tutors discussing ways to use Word Inquiry to teach spelling, reading and writing