NAME:
Susan LeSage McDermott
SCHOOL:
St. Josaphat School
CLASS:
Reading Resource - K -3
SCHOOL PHONE:
773.549.0909
I’m thrilled to be in my third year of teaching reading at St. Josaphat
School. I have had the pleasure of being an educator for over 20 years. I
have a B.A. in French (with certification) and an M.A. in French Linguistics
and Pedagogy. Besides teaching reading, I have also taught French.
Additionally, I have given private instruction to students of all ages, from
preschool through adult, in a variety of subject matters, including Reading,
Spelling, Writing, French Literacy and Conversation, Algebra, Geometry and
Calculus.
I have helped train student teachers, mentored new teachers, and written
curriculum and local standards. I also coached basketball, softball and
volleyball at various levels from elementary to high school. I am currently
coaching fifth grade girls volleyball at SJS. Go Hawks!
What I have always loved most about teaching is connecting with students, and
being there to observe those “a-ha” moments in learning, when everything just
seems to come together.
My husband Tom and I have been involved at St. Josaphat as parishioners for
over 12 years and our daughters are very happy to be students at SJS.
Through our involvement, it has become very clear to us that St. Josaphat is
indeed a uniquely warm and welcoming community. I feel blessed to have the
opportunity to work with such wonderful children.
My mission is to work with each child at their current reading level and
help them progress to the next. I want all students to know the joy reading
can bring to their lives.