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Marn Frank, MEd, served as the Literacy & STAR (STudent Achievement in Reading) Coordinator for ATLAS until 2021. Over the past 39 years, she has worked as an elementary teacher, special education teacher, adult basic education (ABE) teacher/coordinator, learning disabilities specialist, and trainer in evidence-based reading instruction for adults. Her passion for helping ABE teachers and students 'crack the code' has been inspired by many wonderful professional and personal experiences across the years.
Marn is now retired. |
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Kristin Klas, M.Ed., is an ABE instructor in St. Paul, MN. They have over 10 years of experience teaching English as a second language. Kris has taught literacy level students for almost 9 years and has focused their studies and professional development on teaching adult English language learners with limited formal education. Kris believes multisensory instruction makes literacy achievable and fun!
Student practice page: teacherkristin.weebly.com Numeracy for literacy level learners: numeracyforlife.weebly.com |
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At the time of the creation of this website, Kristin Perry was an intensive ELL instructor at Hmong American Partnership in St. Paul, MN. She came into ESL after a career in photography and has taught language, literacy and numeracy to beginning learners. She has a TEFL through Hamline University and is also certified in research-based reading strategies through the Dyslexia Institute of Minnesota. She has been blown away by the progress she’s seen in struggling readers who have been introduced to the type of instruction shown on this site and is thrilled to share the excitement with colleagues.
Kristin balances out the logical/research focused side of herself with fine art photography, for a glimpse into the creative side of Kristin: www.presenttobeauty.com |
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Patsy E PhD, is the Director of ATLAS, the Adult Basic Education Teaching & Learning Advancement System, housed in the Hamline University School of Education. ATLAS designs and implements professional development for adult educators in Minnesota. Patsy's research interests focus on low-levels of adult ESL, particularly those learners with limited literacy in their first languages. How to teach reading to such learners, and how to prepare their teachers for excellent literacy instruction, has captured her attention in recent years! She is so glad to collaborate with local classroom teachers in 'cracking the code' and to count Kristin P and Kristin K among her closest colleagues.
ATLAS website: atlasabe.org/about/staff/patsy-egan Language-related website: www.multilingualminnesota.org |
