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Valerie A. Adair, M.Ed.
| Name | Valerie A. Adair, M.Ed. |
| Location | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania |
| Role | Middle School Special Education Teacher |
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"Writing for ReadWriteThink has opened many doors for me. It is exciting to share my lessons and ideas with other teachers, as well as incorporate strategies and lessons from other contributors from around the country."
Valerie Adair has a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and Special Education. Valerie went back to school to receive her Master's Degree in Education with Reading Specialist and English as a Second Language Certifications at Holy Family University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Currently, she is studying for certification as a Supervisor of Reading.
Valerie works in the middle school environment with the special education population and teaches middle school literacy. Her passion is teaching reading in the content areas.
Valerie was part of a team who presented "Reading in the Content Areas" at the International Reading Association's 54th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2009.
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Contributions on ReadWriteThink.org |
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Prereading Strategy: Using the Vocabulary, Language, Prediction (VLP) Approach
Students learn content area vocabulary and increase reading comprehension using the Vocabulary, Language, Prediction (VLP) approach.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Earth Verse: Using Science in Poetry
Students shape up their reading, writing, and listening skills in this lesson by creating original diamante, acrostic, and shape poems about science.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Solving the Math Curse: Reading and Writing Math Word Problems
Students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills add up as they decipher word problems and use what they’ve learned to solve a crossword puzzle.
