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Suzanne Graybush Blog #2 LTED667

Nelson Mandela once said it best, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." One day and student at at time, I vow to build an arsenal of intelligent life long readers and learners. Through the role of Literacy Coach helping teachers, or Literacy Specialist intervening where students need, whichever comes my way, I hope to help teachers see the light in teaching reading.  As a Literacy Specialist I see myself pulling students to check their reading abilities through testing and running records to ensure each child gets the help they need. Another aspect I hope to fulfill is training content teachers reading strategies to ensure success in not only ELA, but Science, Social Studies, and even Math. In one article, " Teaching Content-Area Literacy and Disciplinary Literacy" by  Ramona Chauvin, PhD, and Kathleen Theodore, MA," this need is explained better by stating, "W hen K–12 teachers are asked to identify the challenges ...

Suzanne Graybush LTED 667 Blog 1

Hello everyone, my name is Suzanne Graybush and I am currently enrolled at NJCU in the Reading Specialist Graduate Program. I first earned my bachelor's degree at The College of New Jersey back in 2001. Since then I have been a teacher at Wall Township Intermediate School in Wall, NJ which is basically the JERSEY SHORE! I was raised in this area and have not ventured far off in pursuit of my career. Even though I always envisioned myself as an elementary school teacher, I double majored in English and Elementary Ed., and used my degree to first teach 6th grade ELA. From there I have taught 6, 7th, and 8th grade ELA, along with teaching as a "push in" co-teacher, have instructed Basic Skills, study skills, and now I am back at it, currently an 8th grade ELA teacher.  My passion developed as I started teaching as a "push in" teacher, working with students who needed extra help to guide them to the PASSING status for the state mandated test. From here I developed a...