Jane Offutt, Ph.D. Reading Specialist Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA, US

App Developer. "Accomplish Reading" is a Free Download. It is based on my graduate studies in reading comprehension or how students learn and remember information. It downloads to Apple Manager Program and uploads to Apple iPads. Once installed, it does not rely on an Internet connection. Students find the reading exercises engaging and learn how to.

ACCOMPLISH READING ® is a short-term reading tutorial program. It helps students with two important reading skills/strategies. First, it teaches students to re-read passages when they do not fully understand. Second, it teaches students how to look back to passages before they answer multiple-choice questions. This skill/strategy helps students improve.

Maple Grove, MN, US

As a reader for Data Recognition Corporation, I have evaluated and graded 8th reading comprehension essays for the PSSA (Pennsylvania's Statewide Assessment Test) and Algebra 1 for the PA Keystone Test. This work is seasonal and takes place in March and April.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

As an English teacher at Mt. Lebanon High School, I planned and taught lessons to help students understand and analyze literature and to help students with analytical writing skills. I also wrote the curriculum for Honors European Literature and Honors Composition. My after school responsibilities included Sponsor for the High School Yearbook and Sponsor.

Pittsburgh, PA, US

I helped improve the reading and reading comprehension skills of elementary students who tested below grade level on a standardized test of reading. The approaches that I used included a phonics approach for students who had difficulty decoding words. For students who had good ability to decode, but difficulty comprehending, I used techniques to enhance.

M.A.T., Ph.D., Cognition And Reading Comprehension

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Language And Literature, General

Bachelor'S Degree, English Language And Literature/Letters