About - Links to Literacy, LLC

Dawn Little, Founding Owner

Dawn Little is the founder of Links to Literacy. She holds a Masters Degree in Education with an emphasis on curriculum and instruction, and literacy. As a former elementary classroom teacher, mentor teacher, model teacher, and teacher leader, Dawn worked with diverse populations and communities. Currently, she is a freelance writer for The Education Center and the Montgomery County Early Childhood Education Examiner. In addition, her first book titled, Teaching Comprehension with Nonfiction Read Alouds: 12 Lessons for Using Newspapers, Magazines, and Other Nonfiction Texts to Build Key Comprehension Skills will be published by Scholastic Teaching Professional Resources in 2010. Dawn has presented on literacy topics regionally and nationally. In 2005 and 2006, she was nominated for Who's Who Among American Teachers. Dawn is the mother of two children, ages 7 and 4. You can contact Dawn at DLittle@linkstoliteracy.com

Presentations

Dawn has presented on current topics and research-based best practices related to literacy at:

International Reading Association's Annual Conference (2008, 2010)
State of Maryland International Reading Association Council (2008, 2009)
Literacy for All Reading Conference (2008)

She has facilitated staff development and parent workshops on literacy at both the early childhood and elementary level.

Publications

"Language Arts Tips and Tools" (The Mailbox, Oct/Nov 2009)

"Getting into Guided Reading" (The Mailbox Bookbag, Oct/Nov 2008)

"Publishing Parties" (The Mailbox Bookbag, June/July 2008)

"Writing Rescue" (The Mailbox Bookbag, Feb/Mar 2008)

"Writing to Inform" (The Mailbox Bookbag, Dec/Jan 2007-2008)

"Cruising the Information Highway" (The Mailbox Bookbag, Oct/Nov 2007)