REAP celebrates Lisa Glickman

Lisa Glickman | BSEd, A/AOGPE (Associate)

This email is dedicated to Lisa Glickman, one of REAP's amazing Literacy Leaders. Lisa is a veteran K-1st teacher, reading specialist, and dyslexia practitioner specializing in Structured Literacy instruction and intervention. She's certified through the International Dyslexia Association as a Dyslexia Practitioner, and she holds Associate Level certification with the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators (A/AOGPE).

Training teachers

As a REAP Literacy Leader, Lisa trains Georgia public school teachers to become more effective reading teachers with the skills to turn struggling readers into strong readers. Part 1 of the work is delivering Structured Literacy content that is firmly rooted in reading science. Part 2 of the work is equally critical; Lisa works with teachers to consistently implement the content in their classrooms by modeling lessons, observing teachers' implementation, coaching them, and helping them plan and create materials to be successful.

Tutoring struggling readers

When Lisa isn't working with teachers, she's known as Lisa the Learning Lady. She tutors kids who struggle with decoding, spelling, reading comprehension, and writing. Lisa is passionate about helping children learn the skills to achieve academic success and helping them build the self-confidence they need to become life-long learners.

Learn more about Lisa's tutoring services:
http://www.lisathelearninglady.com

Advocating for dyslexia
education & awareness

We're delighted to share the news that Lisa has earned the 2020 IDA-GA Service Award in recognition of her outstanding efforts to advocate for dyslexia awareness and education.

"Lisa is a strong believer in IDA's mission to ensure all children have access to quality instruction."

Lisa served two years on the IDA-GA Board of Directors. She served as Nominating Committee Chair, and served on the Conference, Dash, and Teacher Training committees. Lisa supervises the Dyslexia Dash registration each year and serves on the nominating committee.

"She was instrumental in helping to establish the current teacher training scholarship and grant programs, providing Structured Literacy teacher training to hundreds of Georgia teachers."

Read more in the IDA-GA July 2020 newsletter:
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Summer-Updates-from-IDA-GA.html?soid=1101868815458&aid=BlhDOGGfejs

About Lisa

I taught first grade for 11 years. I knew that I was a good teacher; I loved my kids, worked hard, was creative, and tried to meet the needs of all of my students. Yet somehow I still felt as if I couldn't truly help my struggling readers. No one had ever taught me how to actually teach kids how to read! My professors said, "Surround them with books and read to them and they will become great readers!"

I was frustrated so I started researching Structured Literacy. I went for training and finally felt like I'd been given the tools and was actually capable of teaching students how to read. I became involved with REAP because I wanted to empower public school teachers the way I had been empowered through the training.

Since then I've worked with hundreds of teachers who were frustrated like I had been. Through REAP's Structured Literacy training programs, those teachers are now confident and excited about teaching students to read!

Help REAP keep making a difference

You've heard the pleas from other nonprofit organizations. The continued impact of COVID-19 has been devastating.

1. REAP has incurred significant expense as we transition to virtual training.

2. Program revenue is down because schools are closed and budgets are dwindling.

 

3. Donations and grants are drying up.

For REAP the stakes are much higher because all of this is happening while thousands of struggling readers in Georgia are falling further and further behind.

Your donation can help keep us going

We need your help to continue our critical work at a time when struggling readers need great reading teachers more than ever. We're planning ways to help teachers address the lost months of learning and boost the reading skills of children who have been hardest hit by school closures.

If you’re able, please consider donating to REAP!