My interest is in helping parents and teachers to understand learning and behavioral challenges.
I graduated from Auburn in ECE in 1998. I have been a Montessori teacher here in Birmingham for almost 12 years and have lived in Birmingham for the past 19 years. As an early childhood teacher, I want continue to grow and develop as a constant learner.
In 2012, I graduated from Secondary Education with a P-12 Reading Specialist certification the University of Alabama. As a Reading Specialist, I train on diversity and literacy development; I have a specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis that is vital for developing, implementing, and evaluating your literacy and neurodiversity behavioral, character development programing. Also, I have varying experiences designing instruction and environments for Montessori and Non-Montessori (OSR-Pre-K) environments. Therefore, I can consult for any environment or setting!
In 2013, I attained my highly qualified status in ECE and Reading. In 2013, I also got my Orton-Gillingham AA tutor certification. I currently tutor full-time along with consulting. I have actually been tutoring since 2003. Along with other independent tutoring/interventionist experiences, I have brought dozens of students from an emergent to an advanced reading level! In addition to tutoring, I have provided the reading strengths and needs of my students and share that information to classroom teachers, parents, specialized teachers, and other stakeholders.
Lastly, I have also been a trainer/presenter, since 2008 and really enjoy this aspect of my career. As an experienced trainer, I have trained on many topics including: literacy (the five components), classroom management, positive discipline, diversity character development, Montessori Philosophy, policies and procedures, child development, and Alabama's Pre-k.
Take note: Schools and families are desperately looking for an alternative type of affordable multi-sensory, hands-on, and interesting instruction. Currently, I am training and interested in writing on the following topics:
A Comparison of Pre-K to Kindergarten;
Adolescent Literacy (7th+);
Assessment;
Developing Readers;
Children’s Literature;
Classroom Management Techniques;
Comprehension;
Montessori Philosophy;
Environmental Print & Early Writing;
Family Attachment;
Language and Literacy;
Outdoor Classroom;
Poetry Writing (7th+);
Positive Guidance;
Fine-motor Development;
Cursive Writing;
Creative Writing;
Comprehension:
Study Skills/Test Taking Strategies;
Morphology;
Phonics Instruction;
Diversity Education;
Neurodiversity Education;
HandWriting;
Reading Strategies;
Best Practices P-12.
Thank you,
Tricia Cook, M. Ed.
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