Gail Ash Email & Phone Number

Teaching graduate level courses for Reading Supervisors, Literacy Coaches, & Reading Specialists.

National

Dog With A Bone Educational Consultants offers school districts, charter schools, and private early childhood centers with a wide range of services including year-long intensives, professional development, and evaluation of both early childhood & reading programs.We focus on instructional coaching, coaching coaches, reading evaluations, and professional development for teachers, administrators, and parents. New this year is our focus on bringing joy back into the classroom. Too many teachers are desperately unhappy in their classrooms. This not only affects each teacher, but it has a negative impact on our children. Ask us how to bring joy back to teaching and see everyone's happiness increase!Gail is also becoming certified as a yoga teacher! She is offering yoga for special need's children in the central NJ area!

Enhancing literacy practices in local school districts by coaching teachers in order to improve student achievement.

I was initially hired to take grades K-3 (later K-5) from a whole group instructional model reliant on workbooks to a balanced literacy model. After training a cadre of new literacy coaches & reading specialists, we began making changes as we supported teachers & administrators. Guided reading, assessment to drive instruction, tiered intervention, word work, and more were implemented. The next challenge was to take the district from a half-day Pre-K program to a full-day model. With a large low-income population and a high number of English language learners, I knew we needed a program that addressed these issues but was also developmentally appropriate. The teachers chose Tools of the Mind as our new curriculum & I added 3 full-time early childhood coaches. Ongoing and embedded professional learning enabled us to successfully add more than 11 classrooms that met the needs of our children. This was in part due to our focus on executive functioning skills along with the power of play. Little ones learn through play and social interactions (Vygotsky) not electronic devices. The coaching model I instituted with all grade levels was student-centered, rather than teacher-centered. The key to coaching is establishing relationships. This is something that is virtually impossible with a "What is the teacher doing wrong?" attitude. Instead, we focused on "What do our students need to achieve?" attitude.

Graduate level courses in Literacy & Special Education

Taught special education courses.

Master'S Degree, Reading Teacher Education, Birth - College

Master'S Degree In Reading, Reading Specialist

Bachelor'S Degree, Special Education And Teaching

Activities and Societies: Special Need's Saturday, Gamma Sigma Alpha, Color Guard

Bachelor'S Degree, Special Education And Teaching

Bachelor'S Degree, Special Education And Teaching