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Emily Allen '07 Teaching And On TV In Colorado
LSA alum Emily Allen ‘07 was recently nominated as Teacher of the Week which is presented by NewsChannel KRDO, an ABC affiliate in Colorado Springs, Colorado and included some news radio recognition and a brief on-air interview.
Allen was asked about the program called Reading Plus that she uses at Fox Meadow Middle School where she is a second-year, eighth grade Language Arts teacher.
LSA alum Emily Allen ‘07 was recently nominated as Teacher of the Week which is presented by NewsChannel KRDO, an ABC affiliate in Colorado Springs, Colorado and included some news radio recognition and a brief on-air interview.
Allen was asked about the program called Reading Plus that she uses at Fox Meadow Middle School where she is a second-year, eighth grade Language Arts teacher.
Reading Plus is geared towards students who are reading at a sub-grade level. It's an automatic computer-based program that monitors their Independent Reading Rate, Guided Reading Rate, Word Knowledge and Comprehension skills.
Allen managed the program throughout the summer and was placed in charge of its application for the school year 2012-2013. In addition to her own eighth grade class, she manages thirteen other teachers using the program.
The Reading Plus program is a workshop component in the Response to Intervention Strategies initiative hosted by the Colorado Department of Education.
Emily is a 2011 graduate of Syracuse University and continues to be involved with Teach for America since graduation.
La Salle Academy is a high school rich in history and grounded in the person and teachings of Jesus and the Catholic faith, which are core to the school's life and culture. The De La Salle Middle School provides a strong holistic foundation for students to transition into high school. The high school and middle school provide students of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds, a community to foster growth in the tradition of St. John Baptist de La Salle’s ideals of faith, service, and community.
