Teaching & Consulting
WHAT EDUCATION STUDENTS SAY
Community and Family Literacy
Family Reading Warriors is a community literacy project I have built around Ready Readers' neighborhood reading captain model. During these sessions, children and families come together around bilingual books, music, movement, and children’s artwork. We build community via the sharing of bilingual books and snacks, making creations reflecting themes featured in the books. I’d like to share it with other literacy and language educators who want to try something similar.
My 20+ years of teaching experience have occurred across multiple contexts and settings of education:
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K-12 schools and summer programs
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community nonprofits
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literacy organizations
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adult ESL/basic literacy programs
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adult & community education
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community colleges
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universities
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medical and business schools
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language teacher education programs
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doctoral and writing programs
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language centers
In these spaces, I seek to foster:
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critical language awareness
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intercultural communicative competence
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reflexivity
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critical reflection
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social responsibility and citizenry
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development of languages and literacies for social justice
As an educational consultant, I design and offer workshops for families, as well as courses and professional development opportunities for teachers and researchers. While I am open to occasional travel, I typically host events virtually or locally in St. Louis, Missouri.
