I was born and raised in Magnolia, Arkansas and graduated from Southern Arkansas University.  I began my teaching career as a second grade teacher in Anna, Texas.  After staying home with my daughter and then my son for several years, I joined Wylie ISD and taught kindergarten for seven years and first grade for five.  While teaching first grade, my interest in helping students with dyslexia grew, and I enrolled in the Take Flight dyslexia therapist training program at McKinney Christian Academy.  After two years of training, I passed the test to become a Certified Academic Language Therapist and look forward to beginning my 8th year providing dyslexia therapy for 7th and 8th grade students at McMillan.