I am a secondary English teacher in the inner-city school district of Reading in Reading, PA, for thirteen years. &nbsp;I have been teaching for eighteen years, and I continually find joy when my struggling readers find a book or genre that makes them suddenly love to read. &nbsp;The look in the eyes of these students as they find this love for the first time is something that makes me never want to put down the books I love to read. &nbsp;This leads to a fondness of wanting to write their own stories, and in turn, to find mistakes and edit the books that they are reading. &nbsp;My struggling readers have kept me on high alert of my own knowledge of grammar and mechanics. &nbsp;My love of the English language has just continued to grow through my love of reading and teaching.<br /><br />I have a BS in Education with a concentration in English from Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA, a Masters in Education from Gratz College, Melrose Park, PA, a Masters Certificate with a concentration in English as a Second Language from Penn State University, Berks County Campus, PA, and have completed half of the requirements of for a Ph.D in Curriculum Instruction and Assessment from Walden University, online and satelite campus in Jacksonville, FL.