Time Out in the Reading Corner
By Victoria Collins, Reading Consultant

How did you learn to read? Were you taught sight words or phonics? Most of us do not remember. We just know that there are 26 letters that when formed together make words that we can read in isolation, which leads to sentences, which eventually convey thoughts or stories. For some, the task of reading seems effortless. For others it has become a painful task...

Victoria Collins is currently an educational reading consultant who travels around the country assisting teachers and school districts with reading strategies. As a certified teacher in Florida and North Carolina, she has worked in elementary, middle and high school, teaching numerous subjects in each level, the last subject being Algebra in high school.

Voices from the Field

Susan Trodoux, English teacher for SIATech Albuquerque, shares her insight on what has helped her most since starting her career in education:

MY FIVE MOST IMPORTANT LESSONS

Pick your battles.

Establish your relationship with the students right up front.

"Try not, do or do not, there is no try," - Yoda

I wish I had had student teaching. I did alternative licensure!

Your fellow educators are your best friends and mentors.

THE TITLE OF THE LAST BOOK I READ:
"A Thousand Splendid Suns," Khaled Hosseini

INTERESTING SUMMER VACATION TAKEN:
Belgium to meet my husband's family - wonderful castles, great shopping, and food/chocolate

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