Donna
Mecca
Reading
Specialist
Armstrong Elementary
Fairfax County Public Schools
"There
is no doubt in my mind that it is the classroom
teacher that is the most important factor in how
a child learns to read. More than any given method,
or set of materials, or packaged program, a skilled
teacher makes the difference.
..despite
the increasing curricular demands and the changing
nature of our student populations, it is still the
power of dedicated, effective teachers that will
continue to make the difference and ensure that
all students leave us with the strategies, the skills,
and the desire to be lifelong independent readers."
Donna Mecca
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The
announcement of the Greater Washington Reading Council
Reading Teacher of the Year was made during the Fall
Conference on November 10, 2005.
Donna Mecca is the reading teacher at Armstrong Elementary
School in Fairfax County.
This is
what her colleagues say:
"I
have had the privilege to work with Donna for the past
six years, and I am awed by her dedication and focus
on children as well as her high level of knowledge and
expertise. I truly believe that having her as the reading
teacher at our school has enabled my staff to implement
a language arts program that meets the diverse needs
of all children while also always looking forward to
what is new and current in the field."
Cynthia
West, Principal
"Above
all, Donna works to instill a love of reading throughout
the school community. She loves to read to students,
and those students who have been part of her class Read-Alouds
beg for her to return. They are mesmerized by her enthusiasm!
Even struggling readers are stars, as they share their
journal entries with her or participate in the Readers
Theater activities she prepares for them...She is everyone's
cheerleader -- encouraging both students and staff members
to make reading a priority."
Annette
Fisher, 6th grade teacher
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