Clinician Spotlight: Julia Baker

An interview with Julia Baker, our talented clinician from Woodstock, Georgia.

Q: What is one question every parent should ask school teachers about his/her child’s learning?

J: Parents should ask the teacher to identify the student’s areas of strength and weakness. Identifying weaknesses is important because the parent could then ask for specific resources to target those areas identified by the teacher.

Q: What do you think are two most important skills students should work towards?

J: Executive Functioning and Study Skills are two skills that go hand in hand are needed for students to become successful academically.

Q: How would you describe your teaching style in three words?

J: Caring, resourceful, and passionate.

Q: You are stranded on a desert island, what four things do you bring?

J: A book, because I love reading, and it allows me to escape my reality.  I would bring a knife (for protection), matches (to keep warm), a satellite cell phone (when I am ready to leave!).

Q: In five words, what advice would you give to a struggling student to boost their confidence?

J: Persevere and never give up!

Julia holds an Ed.D. in Reading and Literacy from Capella University, a M.S. in Literacy Studies and an M.S. in Multicultural Education. For the past 20 years, she has taught Language Arts and Social Studies as a special education teacher in both New York and Georgia. Julia’s professional interest lies in discipline-specific literacy and how it supports struggling readers across the curriculum. 

Areas of Focus: Executive Functioning, Study Skills, Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Discipline-Specific Literacy Strategies, Metacognitive Strategies

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