The Annual Newsletter of the International Reading Association's Phonics Special Interest Group
Who’s
Who Updates
Phonics Special Interest Group members should e-mail their 100-word Who’s
Who profile or update to kendra9@mindspring.com.
When you e-mail Kendra, please indicate that you are submitting a biographical
statement for The Phonics Bulletin.
(Remember, to become
a member of the International Reading Association's Phoncs Special Interest
Group you first need to become a member of the International Reading Association.)
Please do not submit a biographical statement if you are not a
member of the Phonics Special Interest Group.
Who's Who information
will appear in both The Phonics Bulletin (print version) and in www.PhonicsBulletin
(our online version). See the Who's Who in our Organization link,
at left.
Directions: Begin the biographical profile with your name and a
statement about your current position in the field of education. For example,
"Susan Smith is a resource specialist at Paradise Hills Middle School
in Paradise Hills, North Dakota." Follow up with other details about
your teaching experience, educational background, awards received, special
areas of interest, publications, or even a statement about your educational
vision or passion for phonics. There is a 100 word limit. Note: Please,
write in the third person, as if someone else interviewed you and then
wrote up the profile.
Your biographical profile might look something like this:
Susan Smith is a resource specialist at Paradise
Hills Middle School in Paradise Hills, North Dakota. She earned her B.A.
and elementary teaching credential from Brown University. Susan was awarded
the a Paradise Hills Unified School District's "Teaching Excellence"
award in 1998. Ms. Smith wrote an article entitled, "Phonics Facts
and Fiction," which was published by Teacher magazine in 1995. She
will begin a master's degree program at Dakota State University next September.
Susan reports, "I love teaching reading because I see the results
every day and I know I'm making a difference in my students' lives."