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"

Discovery Education

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