Name: Susan Holmes-Garrity
Email Address: [email protected]
Phone number: (856) 461-6100 x7077
Education
B.A. in Russian/International Relations
Bucknell University, 1988
M.Ed. in Language Education/ESL
Graduate School of Education
Rutgers University, 1995
Teaching Experience
Landis Intermediate School
Vineland, NJ
1996-1997
Pleasantville High School
Pleasantville, NJ
1997-2000
Delran High School
Delran, NJ
2000-present
Extracurricular Activities
Head Field Hockey Coach
Delran Middle School
2001-2007
Assistant Lacrosse Coach
Delran Middle School
2001-2007
Teaching Philosophy
Students
are taught the English language (reading comprehension, writing, aural
comprehension, and oral fluency) through what is best described as a
"natural" approach. That is, students are exposed to language
appropriate to their level of comprehension and expected to produce
language appropriate to their level of fluency. As proficiency
increases, the complexity of language increases and vice versa. Every
effort is made to create a low level of anxiety in the classroom in
order to increase the risk-taking that best leads to language
acquisition.
Classes Taught
Students
are grouped according to proficiency levels (measured by ACCESS for
ELLs tests) into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. Beginner
and Intermediate students receive two periods of ESL instruction per
day, and Advanced students receive one period as well as the grade-level
English class.
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