Allison has over twenty years of classroom teaching experience as an intervention specialist ranging from elementary to middle to high school. Allison is excited to join Adult Literacy Ohio to support adults who want to build their skills in reading, writing, and communication.
Throughout her 21-year teaching career, Ashley has worked with a variety of students in the elementary setting. Ashley uses both Orton Gillingham methods and Wilson Foundations. She is very passionate about reading and loves showing people the joys of reading.
Ashley is a licensed intervention specialist and has over 12 years of experience working with people with developmental disabilities ages 5-32. Prior to teaching, Ashley was an Inclusion Support Specialist at Columbus Parks and Recreation where she advocated for and modeled best practices for inclusion throughout the Central Ohio community. Ashley is passionate about building relationships with her learners and having fun while teaching reading skills!
Carla is a literacy tutor with about a decade of teaching and tutoring experience. Carla has completed various trainings to support her work as a literacy tutor, including an intensive program, in Orton- Gillingham methods of multi-sensory literacy instruction and training on Wilson and SPIRE.
Throughout her 27-year professional career as an Intervention Specialist, Carrie has served many students with various learning disabilities and needs. She will deliver instruction specifically using the Orton-Gillingham framework.
Hailey has seven years' experience teaching literacy skills to 9th and 10th grade students. Her experience includes teaching reading and social studies through College and Career Readiness Reading Standards, usually to high schoolers reading at an elementary level. Hailey is excited to join Adult Literacy Ohio because she has a cousin with a severe learning disability and has seem how important literacy is in her daily life – from being able to access reading material that engages her to the ability to have a job in the community. She loves reading and would like to work with others to instill that passion in them and give them even greater access to the wonderful world of literature!
Ingrid has 23 years of teaching experience, including classroom instruction and in-home tutoring. She has access to Orton Gillingham, Stevenson, and Wilson materials and many resources to help improve reading comprehension ( materials for vocabulary, making inferences, visualizing, sequencing, etc.)
Jessica is a licensed early childhood educator with ten years of experience in the field. Throughout her career, Jessica has supported students with a variety of abilities and needs.
John is a high school intervention specialist. A firm believer that every student learns differently, he uses various teaching techniques emphasizing multi-sensory instruction. For reading comprehension, he uses materials that encourage making predictions, retelling, visualizing and story maps.
Laura is a veteran educator with over 24 years of teaching experience, including work as a home instructor, private tutor, and most recently, as a Title Reading Specialist. She has experience working with students with developmental disabilities, including Down Syndrome and Autism.
