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Connie Dierking is originally from northeast Kansas.
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education
and a Master's degree in Special Education, both from
Kansas State University. Connie is a former primary
teacher, writing staff developer, and reading coach in
the state of Florida. She currently conducts
professional development in the areas of reading and
writing throughout the country.
During the past 24 years, Connie has experienced the joys of teaching kindergarten, second grade, third grade, and exceptional education students.
She also was a writing demonstration teacher for
Pinellas County Schools and worked with the Pinellas
County Center for Learning Student Achievement
Institute, a research and development program that
supports classroom research in Best Practices.
Connie is the co-author of
Literature Models to Teach Expository Writing,
Teaching Writing Skills with Children's Literature,
Growing Up Writing, and most recently,
Teaching Early Writing and Reading Together. |
