March 28, 2024

Sharon Ahern, Teacher at the Mildred H. Aitken School, Receives Celebrate Literacy Award

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On March 22, Sharon Ahern received the South East Regional Reading Association Celebrate Literacy Award at its March dinner meeting. Mrs. Ahern is a first grade teacher at the Mildred H. Aitken School in Seekonk and was nominated by Joanna Rioux, the reading specialist at the school.

As described by Mrs. Rioux in her nomination, Sharon Ahern is one of the most phenomenal teachers on the Aitken School staff. She is not only an asset to her students and her grade level team, but also to the school, district, and community as a whole. Her students are fortunate to have her as their teacher and she has embraced the Readers and Writers’ Workshop models that Seekonk Public Schools has adopted.

As a member of the first grade team, she has helped to develop the first grade curriculum for both of Readers’ and Writers’ Workshops which involved many of hours collaboratively searching out high quality mentor texts, tweaking focus lessons to match the current year’s audience, and developing authentic assessments. Sharon influences and supports the literacy within both of the Seekonk elementary schools through her active involvement in the district’s Elementary ELA Committee, her professional development offerings, and her open invitation for any colleague to observe her practice. Mrs. Rioux stated during the presentation of the award, “She (Ahern), herself, is a living plethora of resources – our district’s own elementary reference should we have need of advice, materials, or problem solving. I, for one, am grateful for her willingness to engage in collegial discussions and collaboration. They have made me a better literacy teacher by providing the discourse about professional reading that is necessary to bring that information to practical use.”

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