Hello! My name is Rachel Goldman and I am currently pursuing my Masters at Johns Hopkins University in Emergent Literacy and K-8 Math Lead Teacher.  I grew up in NJ and then attended the University of Maryland where I studied Early Childhood Education. I have taught first grade for the past three years at Shepherd Elementary in Washington, DC. I am spending this year focusing on my Masters program, tutoring, and observing teachers.

I have created this blog to reflect on the most current topics in literacy education. My goal as a teacher is to create an environment where students become life long readers and writers and share their love of learning. I hope this blog will be a place where educators can share their ideas and learn from others in order to be the best literacy educators. I look forward to sharing my thoughts about literacy and reading about your ideas and questions as well. Thank you for checking out my blog!