Reading and ESL

 

Pictured left to right:

Mrs. Janice Rodriguez (ESL Teacher), Mrs. Maryann McGee (Reading Instructional Aide), Mrs. Julie Slack (Reading Specialist), Mrs. Jackie Weiss (Reading Specialist), and Mrs. Jenny Rourke (Reading Instructional Aide)

 

I am Julie Slack and my undergraduate degree is in accounting an dfinance from LaSalle in Philadelphia.  I have a Masters in Elementary Education from Temple University.  Prior to coming to Resica, my husband and I lived in Las Vegas where I taught first and secong grades.  Since moving to the Pocono's and working at Resica, I have been happy teaching reading.  I love the staff here, they are smart, fun, and dedicated to helping all students doing their best.  Resica student are teh brightes part of my day so I don't miss the hot sunny desert that I loved!

My name is Jenny Rourke, and I've been a Reading Instructional Aide for 9 years at Resica.  I earned my Bachelor's of Science Degree from ESU.

In my spare time I like to make quilts. The best thing about Resica is that it feels like home; everyone is nice and smiles a lot.

My name is Mrs. Janice Lynn Rodriguez. I am the English As A Second Language (ESL) Specialist. I have been teaching ESL at Resica for seven years. I received by Bachelor of Arts from Calvin College in Grand Rapids , Michigan . I received English As A Second Language and Bilingual/Bicultural Education endorsements from the state of New Jersey through William Paterson University . I have received my Masters of Education in Reading from East Stroudsburg University . Prior to coming to Resica, I was a high school Spanish teacher for two years and a Bilingual/ESL teacher in the school districts of Paterson and Passaic in New Jersey for ten years. 

I really enjoy teaching English to my ESL students at Resica and I enjoy working with and getting to know their families, their cultures/customs, and tasting the food they prepare and send to school for me. I enjoy spending time with my family, watching my daughters' volleyball games and reading good books.

I am Mrs. Jackie Weiss and I am one of the Reading Specialists at Resica. Before coming to Resica in 2004, I taught second grade for 7 years at Washington Township Elementary School in Bangor and I was an Instructional Aide for 2 years at W.H. Ramsey Elementary School in Stroudsburg. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education and a Master's of Education in Reading, with Reading Specialist Certification, both earned at East Stroudsburg University.

When I'm not at school I like to spend time with my family and friends, travel, scrapbook, stamp, quilt, (any kind of craft really) and renovate my home with my husband.
I truly LOVE working at Resica! We have a wonderful faculty and staff, an awesome PTO, fantastic families and amazing children. It is a pleasure to come to work each and every day and spend time with my “Resica family