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Phyllis M. Ferguson M Ed

Phyllis_Ferguson

I am so glad you came to visit with me today.

I am complimented that you are interested in finding out about me, the "Weird Woman from Washington."

If you are anything like me, you will look at all the bio-blurbs below and say blah,blah,blah. The important thing is that I love to teach and help others teach with passion and joy. And even more important, people say that I am really good at it, and they are right. How about we work together?

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Experienced

10 years as an Educational Consultant specializing in integrated, literature-based curriculum

Over 34 years of classroom teaching experience with grades K through adults

Currently a Classroom Teacher and Director of Oasis School, K-8 ungraded, integrated "small school for big minds"

Owned and operated Whole Language Workshop and Phyllis Ferguson Inc., educational consulting firms

Owned and operated Kiddie Literature, children's bookstore

Professor of college and graduate level courses including;
  • Teaching Reading in a Multicultural Society
  • Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Problems
  • Balanced Literacy - the New Zealand Approach
  • Elementary Reading Methods
  • Integrating the Language Arts
  • Using Folk-literature for Reading and Writing
  • Emergent Literacy Strategies for Success
  • Comprehension Strategies that Work
  • Learning to Write and Writing to Learn
Producing Artist of the children's album "Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover" and coordinating Big Books Set and Literacy Development Materials


Knowledgeable

GOALS 2000 Grant recipient doing research in New Zealand

Trained in Canada and New Zealand in Integrated Curriculum

2004 Washington State Celebrate Literacy Award recipient from Washington Organization of Reading Development and Benton-Franklin Chapter of the International Reading Association

Masters of Education, emphasis on Curriculum and Instruction

Washington State Certified K-12 Teacher

Keynote Speaker and/or Presenter at over 80 local, state, regional and national conferences on reading, writing and integrated experience-based learning

Integrated Language Arts Consultant to over 100 districts in the U.S. and Canada for 10 years

Member of Washington State’s Leadership in Reading Team

Author of chapters/articles in:
  • Literacy Learning in the Multicultural Classroom
  • The Reading Teacher
  • Instructor Magazine
  • The New Advocate
  • Social Studies Journal
  • Contemporary Issues in Education
  • Make Teaching and Learning a JOY!,newsletter
  • EzineArticles.com Expert Author


Innovative

Authored and published 40 Integrated Curriculum Units

Producer and presenter; Teacher Training through Video Series and Tele-conference sharing quality teaching strategies with thousands of teachers nationwide

Created and implemented Integrated Curriculum Units with K-6 students

Blends Music, Drama and Art into an experiential learning classroom

Inventor of the Personal Pocket Chart

Makes Teaching and Learning a Joy!


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