WHAT IS A LEARNING DISABILITIES TEACHER CONSULTANT?
Mrs. McGovern came to the Mendham Borough School District during the 2014-2015 School Year. She serves as the district-wide Learning Disabilities Teacher - Consultant supporting students, staff, and families from Pre-K to 8th grade. Mrs. McGovern is part of the Intervention and Referral Services (I&RS) Committee at Mountain View Middle School.
Mrs. McGovern is a graduate of Rider University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Psychology. She has her Master’s Degree in Learning Disabilities and a certification as a Learning Disabilities Teacher - Consultant. Prior to coming to Mendham Borough, Mrs. McGovern worked for the West Milford School District for 14 years. In West Milford, Mrs. McGovern was a Middle School Learning Disabilities Teacher - Consultant, as well as a Basic Skills Teacher, and also taught both 3rd and 5th grade.
Mrs. McGovern enjoys relaxing on the beach with her husband and two children, as well as attending her children’s various sporting events. Mrs.McGovern aspires to own a home down the shore and write children’s books.
GENERAL RESOURCES FOR PARENTS
abcya.com :: "The Leader in Educational Games for Kids"
Math.com :: "The World of Math Online"
National Center for Learning Disabilities
New Jersey Association of Learning Consultants
TIME for Kids :: Homework Helper
FREE ONLINE BOOKS
National Geographic Young Explorer :: Montly Issues available online
Storyline Online :: "Where Reading is Fun!"
Scholastic :: Listen & Read
PHONICS AND PHONEMIC AWARENESS PRACTICE
Professor Garfield :: Fishing with Phonics
Sadlier-Oxford :: Phonics Student Online Components
Utah Education Network :: K-2 Listening Interactives
RHYMING
BBC :: River Rhyming
PBS Kids :: Word World
Scholastic :: Building Language for Literacy with Reggie the Rhyming Rhino
HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS
ABCya! :: Sight Word Bingo
Primary Games :: Sight Words
Sight Words :: Free Resources to Teach Your Child to Read
VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Discovery Eduation :: Alliteration or Simile?
Learning Games for Kids :: Homophones
Learning Games for Kids :: Idioms
Sadlier-Oxford :: Analogies
Toon University :: Gr. 4 Parts of Speech Game
READING PRACTICE
Into the Book :: A Reading Comprehension Resource for Elementary Students & Teachers