Who is Mrs. A?
"Mrs. A" is the nickname my students use because "Mrs. Amoroso" can be a mouthful for some kiddos! I was born and raised right here in Rumford, Maine.
I attended the University of New Hampshire where I obtained by Bachelor's Degree in History/Secondary Education in 1972. In 2010, I obtained my Master's Degree in Literacy from the University of Maine. After working other jobs from 1972-1978, I returned to college to get certified to teach children with learning disabilities. I began my career as a special education teacher in 1978 at the Rumford Junior High. I taught for two years at that level before moving to the elementary level where I have been teaching for the past 34 years--eight years at the Virginia Elementary School and the last 24 years at RES.
I am currently teaching on the K-2 level. My primary teaching responsibilities are in the areas of reading, writing, and math. I have a keen interest in how the brain learns to read and I have incorporated the current research into how I teach children this critically important skill. There wasn't much brain research when I began teaching children with learning disabilities, but current medical practices over the past 20 years have provided educators with a wealth of information on how children learn.
I attended the University of New Hampshire where I obtained by Bachelor's Degree in History/Secondary Education in 1972. In 2010, I obtained my Master's Degree in Literacy from the University of Maine. After working other jobs from 1972-1978, I returned to college to get certified to teach children with learning disabilities. I began my career as a special education teacher in 1978 at the Rumford Junior High. I taught for two years at that level before moving to the elementary level where I have been teaching for the past 34 years--eight years at the Virginia Elementary School and the last 24 years at RES.
I am currently teaching on the K-2 level. My primary teaching responsibilities are in the areas of reading, writing, and math. I have a keen interest in how the brain learns to read and I have incorporated the current research into how I teach children this critically important skill. There wasn't much brain research when I began teaching children with learning disabilities, but current medical practices over the past 20 years have provided educators with a wealth of information on how children learn.