Sara views translating complex concepts into an engaging, rigorous curriculum that is accessible for a variety of learners as a form of art. Sara designs differentiated professional development for new and veteran teachers, workshops for families to help them support their child’s education, or interactive, evidence-based literacy lessons for students.
Sara also works with organizations to provide research, feedback, and recommendations on literacy programs and curriculum. Staying abreast of current literacy research, she is able to provide the professional analysis necessary for organizations to develop programming that is relevant and effective for adults as well as pre-k through 12th grade students.
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Examples of past projects
Research and Product Development for TeeRead: the smartest AI powered reading coach, including creation of a 250 page curriculum manual to teach structured literacy interventions for struggling students.
Literacy and Social Emotional Professional Development Program for summer early childhood educators at San Francisco Unified School District
Feedback and research on San Jose Public Library’s (SJPL) Storytime Standards for regional librarians; Development of early learning programming focusing on social-emotional development and diversity for SJPL’s early literacy department.
In partnership with researchers from DREME (Development and Research in Early Mathematics Education), developed and implemented “Stories that Count”, a workshop for families to support early math development.