Using Evidence-Based Literacy Strategies
Krista is a K to 5 ToDHH at Altamonte Elementary School in Seminole County Florida. She received her B.A. in Deaf Education and Intellectual Disabilities from Flagler College. She has worked with elementary-aged children who are DHH for the past 33 years. Krista was the Seminole County Teacher of the Year in 1990. She has been using Visual Phonics since 2004 and has enjoyed much success with her students, enabling them to use phonics which benefited them academically. She has been a Visual Phonics trainer since 2005. She completed training in all three Specially Designed Literacy Interventions for students who are DHH offered by RMTC-DHH: Fairview Learning, Foundations for Literacy, and Fingerspelling Our Way to Reading. Enjoy this video to learn a little more about her model classroom for students who are DHH.