About Mrs. R

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Mrs. R with Ferris as a baby.

I am thrilled to be teaching Kindergarten at Burns Park Elementary.  I have      been working with readers and writers (for a long time) as a classroom       teacher, reading teacher, and literacy staff development consultant. I have a   Masters in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College, Columbia University, and completed my undergraduate studies at Indiana University. I have collaborated with Reading and Writing Workshop at two think tanks: The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and at The Indiana Partnership for Young Writers and have also studied the Reading Recovery Program. I live in Ann Arbor with my husband, two children, and three Labrador Retrievers.  I enjoy reading, watching my children’s sports teams, board games, singing, therapy dogs, and tap dancing. The Roderiques are active volunteers in the community.