My name is Erin and I am a teacher in upstate New York. I have an amazing husband who blesses me in many way each and every day. The most wonderful gift he has ever given me is our beautiful daughter. We are the proud parents of a toddler. This is to say we are going nonstop and riding the craziest roller coaster I've ever been on...and loving every minute, or most minutes anyway :)
I've lived in this area for almost 8 years. My first job in education was a reading specialist position in a local school district. I spent 4 years in this position. I worked primarily with K and 1 students and teachers, but also spent a year working with 5th grade. It was my first year in this district that I realized my passion and love for literacy education. Throughout the next three years my passion and joy for teaching reading continued. Through my teaching experience, I found that my true dream is to work as a literacy coach. In order to prepare myself for this new role, I decided to leave the reading teacher role (crazy right?)to become a classroom teacher.
I believe that in order to coach other teachers on their reading instruction, I need to have the classroom experience to support my opinions and work. So, last year I resigned from my position in reading and moved to the classroom next door to teach first grade.
It has been a wonderful year of growth for me and I look forward to the years to come.
