Ms. Jan Stritzel
"I enjoy learning, so I can teach"
A 1980 graduate of U.W.-Whitewater with a bachelors in education, and an emphasis in math. The first fourteen years of my career I taught at a variety of grade levels in a parochial school. I continued my college education receiving my Reading Teacher License in 1997. I graduated in 2000 with a Master's of Education in reading, a K-12 Reading Specialist License. The past fifteen years I have been blessed to enjoy each day at Richfield School District as the District's Reading Specialist.
From childhood family experience, I realized the importance and power of a good education. My siblings and I grew up before special education laws and the current learning research. My parents fought, like good parents will, for their children. Their hard won lessons make me a better teacher. I realized at a young age, that a person can have a high IQ and still struggle to learn to read, to spell, and to understand math.
I wear many hats in the Richfield School District. Currently I am the District's Reading Specialist. Working with staff, students, and parents to help create a literate student body. Currently I am also a Middle School Teacher. I instruct both seventh and eighth graders in Literature, sixth graders in reading, team teach in third grade, provide remedial lessons for students reading below grade level, and provide literature circle groups for grades three, four, and five. In my spare time, I enjoy reading books, professional magazines, listening to audio books, to Wisconsin Public Radio, and taking my twenty pound lap dog on walks.
Ms. Jan Stritzel
262 628-1032 ext. 113
stritzelj@richfield.k12.wi.us
E-mail may be a better, swifter form of communication, if you wish to communicate by phone, may I suggest calling before 8:05 a.m. or after 3:20 p.m.. Not to interrupt instruction, I usually turn the ringer off during instructional periods. The phone number is 628-1032 extension 113.
Schedule
| 8:05-8:15 | | monitor hallway |
| 8:15-9:00 | 1st hr | team teach 3rd grade Reading |
| 9:03-9:46 | 2nd hr | 6th grade Reading |
| 9:49-10:36 | 3rd hr | 7th grade Literature |
| 10:39-11:24 | 4th | 8th grade Literature |
| 11:27-12:12 | 5th hr | 8th grade Literature |
| 12:55-1:42 | 6th hr | 7th grade Literature |
| 2:30-3:15 | 8th hr | Remedial reading/literature circle |
Book & Award Lists / Recommended Reading
· Children's Book Awards a comprehensive guide to children's book awards
· YALSA Booklists and Book Awards
· TeenReads
· KidsReads.com
· Reader's Advisory suggested reading for kids, teens, and adults!
· Great Reads for Book Nuts
Tips for Selecting Books
· Scholastic Families
· Finding Books Without Losing Your Patience
· Choosing Books With and For Young Readers
Noted Authors & Illustrators
· TeenReads: Author Listing
· Book Nuts Favorite Authors Page
For Parents: Reading with Your Children
· Born to Read: How to Raise a Reader
· Book Nuts Parents Page
· Booktrusted: Information and Advice for Parents
· Reading Rockets: Teaching Kids to Read
· Helping Your Child Become a Reader from the US Department of Education
· Summer Reading Tips for Parents
· Summer Reading & Learning for Children from the American Library Association
Helping Parents of Reluctant Readers:
· When Kids Hate to Read
· Choosing Books for Reluctant Readers
· Resources for Reluctant Readers
· Nurture Your Child's Language Development