a resume for Robyn Raymer, freelance educational writer

1. Robyn Raymer
921 Key Route Boulevard
Albany, CA 94706
510-526-4822 (home office)
robynraymr@aol.com
EDUCATIONAL WRITING & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
FREELANCE ASSESSMENT WRITER, WordWise, Inc., Katonah, NY
For Grades 4 and 8, currently revising student books and accompanying teacher guides that
prepare students for standardized English Language Arts tests. My role includes planning,
writing, and revising reading-comprehension passages, test items, and instruction. Correlating all
materials with Common Core and state (Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) ELA
standards (2016)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, WordWise, Inc., Katonah, NY
For a Pearson literature program, wrote seven teacher-guide lessons for Grades 11–12. Authors
covered included Raymond Carver, Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Jefferson, Arthur Miller, and
William Shakespeare. Correlated materials with Common Core ELD and ELA standards (2015)
ASSESSMENT ITEM WRITER, Victory Productions, Worcester, MA
Wrote 80 items (Grades 4–6) for a high-stakes assessment project based on literary and
informational passages. Correlated all items with the Common Core ELA standards. (2015)
ASSESSMENT WRITER, Publishing Solutions Group, Woburn, MA
For an SAT preparation program, wrote two print chapters, six online lessons, and eight online
quizzes. Analyzed and implemented changes to the 2016 SAT. (2015)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Really Good Stuff, Monroe, CT
For an educational board game, wrote 100 short reading passages and accompanying multiple-
choice cause-effect questions for Grades 2–5. Genres include poems, fables, folktales,
informational text, drama, realistic fiction, science text, and history text. Used Flesch-Kincaid
analyzing system to level passages. (2015)
EDUCATIONAL WRITER/EDITOR, Nieman, Inc., Wilmette, IL
Researched and wrote/revised five Grade 4 reading comprehension passages. Topics/genres
included informational passages on Antarctica and a short play, “Robin Hood and the Mournful
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2. Knight.” Correlated materials with Common Core reading/language arts standards. Used Lexile
analyzing systems to level passages. Wrote four Grade 5 teacher-guide lessons and one Grade 3
lesson for a revision of Curriculum Associates’ Ready Reading program. (2015)
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3. FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Really Good Stuff, Monroe, CT
For an educational board game, wrote 100 short reading passages and accompanying multiple-
choice inferential questions for Grades 2–5. Genres included poems, fables, folktales,
informational text, letters, realistic fiction, science text, and history text. Used Flesch-Kincaid
analyzing system to level passages. (2015)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Nieman, Inc., Wilmette, IL
For a 2016 edition of ReadyGen, a Pearson basal reading program, revised 11 third-grade teacher
guide lessons. Lessons include reading skills and strategies, vocabulary, phonics, and fluency
instruction. Correlated all materials with the Common Core reading/language arts standards.
(2015)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, WordWise, Inc., Katonah, NY
For an intensive English language development reading program for California, wrote 8 teacher
guide units and accompanying student activity book pages at grade levels 4–7. Correlated all
materials with California state and Common Core ELD and ELA standards (2014–2015)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Really Good Stuff, Monroe, CT
Wrote 40 reading comprehension passages for Grades 3–4. Genres included poems, fables,
folktales, informational text, letters, realistic fiction, science text, and social studies text. Used
Flesch-Kincaid and Lexile analyzing systems to level passages. (2014)
ASSESSMENT WRITER, Inksplash LLC, Bernardsville, NJ
Wrote test items for Australian English language arts students in school years 3–9. Correlated
materials with Australian learning standards. (2014)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Really Good Stuff, Monroe, CT
Wrote 90 read-aloud fluency passages with comprehension questions for Grades 1–3. Genres
included poems, fables, folktales, informational text, letters, memoirs, realistic fiction, science
text, and social studies text. Used Flesch-Kincaid and Lexile analyzing systems to level passages
at three different reading levels for each grade. (2013–2014)
ASSESSMENT WRITER, Nieman, Inc., Wilmette, IL
For a Grade 7 benchmark test, researched and wrote eight 550-word passages and accompanying
test questions, including selected response, constructed response, and extended response items.
Items included hints, correct and incorrect answer feedback, and sample answers. Passage topics
included Italian Renaissance architecture, Dutch tulip breeding in the 17th
century, and Nutrition
Facts labels on food packages. Used Lexile Analyzer® to level passages. For a Grade 7
Performance Task, wrote 60 selected response items and three extended response items,
including hints, correct and incorrect answer feedback, and sample answers. Correlated all
materials with New York state and Common Core standards. (2013–2014)
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4. TEMPORARY WRITER/EDITOR, Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ
For Pearson Education’s revision of its middle/high school literature program, completed the
following projects: 1) Rewrote and/or edited about 300 pages of the Grade 7 All-in-One
Workbook; 2) Revised an index of skills for the Grade 10 student edition; 3) For the Grade 10
Adapted Reader’s Notebook and English Learner’s Notebook, wrote an abridgement of a Greek
myth, “Damon and Pythias”; also wrote side notes and before- and after-reading pages to
accompany the abridgement; 4) Rewrote, edited, and checked two student edition indexes; 5)
edited all print and online ancillaries for the Grade 6 literature book. (2013)
ASSESSMENT WRITER, Inksplash LLC, Bernardsville, NJ
Wrote and edited Florida test items for English language arts students at grade levels 6–12.
Correlated materials with state and Common Core standards. (2012–2013)
ONLINE EDUCATIONAL SCRIPT WRITER, Element LLC, Orlando, FL
Wrote Grade 6 reading/English language arts lessons for an upcoming online reading program.
Correlated materials with state and Common Core standards. Used PowerPoint Templates
software. (2012–2013)
ASSESSMENT WRITER, Quarasan, Chicago, IL
Wrote fiction and nonfiction reading comprehension passages for second graders. Correlated all
materials with state and Common Core standards. (2012)
ASSESSMENT WRITER, Center Point Assessment Solutions, El Dorado Hills, CA
Wrote 400-1000-word fiction and nonfiction passages at grade levels 4–12. Correlated materials
with state and Common Core standards. (2012)
WEBSITE EDITOR, Insight Center for Community Economic Development, Oakland, CA
Copyedited and rewrote materials for a website serving child care center directors/business
owners in New Orleans, Louisiana. (2012)
EDUCATIONAL WRITER/EDITOR, Straight Line Editorial Development, San Francisco, CA
Worked in-house at Straight Line from October 2011 through March 2012. For Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt’s basal reading program Journeys, revised hundreds of pages of the Grade 4
Teacher’s Edition. Correlated all instruction with Florida state standards and the Common Core
State Standards. Used Adobe PDF markup and InCopy software. (2011–2012)
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5. WRITING/READING/LANGUAGE ARTS TUTOR, All Star Academics, Alameda, CA
In an after-school program, taught vocabulary, grammar, writing, reading, and fluency to
individual students and small groups at grade levels 4 and 5. (2011–2012)
ASSESSMENT WRITER, Pencil Cup Press, Jersey City, NJ
To prepare California public school students for standardized testing based on English Language
Arts and English Language Development standards, wrote reading passages and multiple-choice
questions at grade levels 6 and 9. Correlated materials with California standards. Passage topics
included the San Francisco World’s Fair, the Hoover Dam, and the moai of Easter Island. (2011)
ASSESSMENT WRITER, Shmoop.com, San Francisco, CA
For an award-winning educational website, wrote online test preparation materials to prepare
prospective test takers for the GED high school equivalency examination. (2011–2012)
COLLEGE-LEVEL ASSESSMENT WRITER, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston, MA
Developed learning objectives and wrote interactive activities and questions to accompany a
United States history textbook for college students. (2010)
FREELANCE COPYWRITER, Peterson’s, a Nelnet Company, Lawrenceville, NJ
Wrote overviews for online descriptions of private high schools, colleges, and universities such
as Antioch College, Brooklyn College, Northern Arizona University, Pratt Institute, and
Skidmore College. (2010–2011)
EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Straight Line Editorial Development, San Francisco, CA
Worked in-house at Straight Line from September through December. For a Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt reading program for English language learners, wrote ten Grade 5 teacher guide
lessons. Wrote welcome sections for Grades 4 and 5. Correlated all instruction with California
reading/language arts and English language development standards. (2009)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER/EDITOR, Really Good Stuff, Monroe, CT
For the Readers’ Theater series, rewrote and edited two kindergarten plays based on nursery
rhymes. Wrote six Grade 2 plays based on African, Asian, and European traditional tales. (2009)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Monterey, CA
For a revision of A Word a Day, wrote student and teacher materials at grade levels 2–6. For
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6. Vocabulary Fundamentals, wrote student books for Grades 4 and 5. (2008–2009)
FREELANCE REPORTER, Extreme Explorer, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
Researched and wrote two articles for middle school students reading below grade level.
"Getting the Shot," a story about National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore's experiences
with wild creatures from grizzly bears to mosquitoes, appeared in the April 2008 issue. "Really
Wild Life!" an article on endangered rainforest plants and animals on the island of Borneo,
appeared in the May 2009 issue. (2007–2009)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, McCormick Associates, Forest Hills, NY
For a revision of Prentice Hall Literature, Penguin Edition, wrote and edited teacher-guide
writing workshops and author introductions for Grades 9 and 10. (2007)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Summer Street Press, Stamford, CT
For Scott, Foresman's Reading Street revision, wrote Grade 3 teacher guide lessons. Correlated
activities with California reading/language arts standards. (2007)
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7. FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, McCormick Associates, Forest Hills, NY
For Davis Publications' Explorations in Art, wrote teacher guide units at grade levels 3 and 4.
Guides included learning objectives; guided exploration questions; assessment materials; studio
art, writing, and cross-curricular activities; and suggestions for meeting individual needs.
Correlated activities with national fine art standards. (2007)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Brown Publishing Network, Wellesley, MA
Wrote several teacher guide units for Hampton Brown's Edge reading program. The program
serves struggling readers (especially English language learners) at the high school levels.
Correlated materials with state and national reading standards. (2007)
FREELANCE WRITER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote a teacher guide to accompany The Path to 9/11, an ABC-TV documentary drama that
originally aired in September of 2006. Guide includes a synopsis, educational objectives,
background information, reading lists and related websites, before- and after-viewing questions,
and enrichment activities. (2006)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER/EDITOR, Really Good Stuff, Monroe, CT
For the Readers’ Theater series, edited three children's plays to bring down readability levels.
For the Sight Word Phrase Flash Cards series, wrote hundreds of 2-to-6-word phrases that “roll
off the tongue.” (2006)
FREELANCE TEXTBOOK WRITER, McDougal Littell, Evanston, IL
For a middle school literature program, chose key vocabulary words and items to footnote for
most selections in Grade 8. Researched and wrote footnotes. Wrote key word definitions and pre-
and post-reading vocabulary activities. (2006)
FREELANCE TEXTBOOK WRITER, Wordwise, Inc., Katonah, NY
Wrote two teacher guide units for a revision of World Literature, a high school program that
AGS Publishing originally printed in 1999. The program provides below-grade-level readers
with high-interest, unabridged drama, fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry. Also for the World
Literature revision, wrote three units (over 300 pages) of Teacher's Resource Library student
activity pages. These included language arts, vocabulary, workbook, and writing activities,
selection and unit tests, selection outlines, and study guides. Wrote midterm and final mastery
tests for the program, as well. (2005–2006)
FREELANCE WRITER, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Fine Arts Division, Thousand Oaks, CA
Wrote 34 student lessons and teacher guides to accompany transparencies for Understanding
Art, a Grade 8 textbook. Lessons and guides included detailed artwork descriptions; background
information; artist biographies; guided discovery and synthesizing questions; studio art, writing,
and cross-curricular activities. Correlated activities to fine art, language arts, math, science, and
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8. social studies standards for California, Florida, and North Carolina. (2005)
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9. FREELANCE WRITER, The Wright Group/McGraw-Hill, Chicago, IL
For a revision of Breakthrough to Literacy, a Pre-K-3 guided reading program, wrote small-
group activities for Grade 2. These included creative connections, comprehension, word study
and writing activities for students at three different reading levels. (2005)
FREELANCE WRITER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote/revised downloadable teacher guides to accompany the following educational DVDs:
Anne Frank, Ben and Me, Donald's Fire Drill, Goofy Over Health, Goofy Over Dental Health,
Justin Morgan Had a Horse, The Light in the Forest, and One More Mountain. Guides included
synopses, educational objectives, background information, reading lists and related websites,
viewing questions, and enrichment activities. (2005)
FREELANCE JOURNALIST, Sopris West Educational Services, Longmont, CO
For a high school reading program, wrote a 1500-word article on youth activists working in the
fields of gun control, environmentalism, and health—including antismoking and prosthetics.
Conducted extensive Internet research and interviewed activists. (2005)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Brown Publishing Network, Wellesley, MA
For a Macmillan/McGraw-Hill basal reading program, wrote Grade 3 teacher guide units for
small groups of students. Wrote lessons to accompany leveled readers for students approaching
grade level, on level, and beyond. (2005)
ASSESSMENT MATERIALS WRITER, Educators Publishing Service, Cambridge, MA
Wrote 25 vocabulary tests for Words Are Wonderful, Book 4 (comparable to Grade 6). Multiple-
choice tests included items incorporating context clues, synonyms, dictionary entries, and
analogies. A midterm assessment test included a nonfiction reading passage that tested students'
ability to comprehend new vocabulary words and idioms. (2004)
CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEWER, Common Sense Media, San Francisco, CA
Reviewed eleven Dr. Seuss titles, as well as So Much by Trish Cooke and Ginger by Charlotte
Voake. (2004)
FREELANCE WRITER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote a teacher guide to accompany a Miramax miniseries based on Madeleine L'Engle's
Newbery Medal-winning book A Wrinkle in Time. (The series originally aired on ABC's
Wonderful World of Disney in May of 2004.) The guide included a synopsis, educational
objectives, background information, reading lists and related websites, before- and after-viewing
questions, and enrichment activities. (2004)
FREELANCE WRITER, Mondo Educational Publishing, New York, NY
Wrote 16 fifth-grade shared reading passages; furnished detailed art specs and accompanying
teacher materials. Passages included poetry, science fiction, historical fiction, persuasive essays,
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FREELANCE WRITER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote downloadable teacher guides for eight DVDs containing John Stossel specials that
originally aired on ABC television. (Reporter John Stossel co-anchors ABC's 20/20.) Guides
included synopses, educational objectives, background information, reading lists and related
websites, before- and after-viewing questions, and enrichment activities. (2004–2006)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Learning Links, New Hyde Park, NY
For the Novel-Ties series, wrote three 30-page study guides; one to accompany Beverly Cleary's
Ralph S. Mouse, one for Loser by Jerry Spinelli, and one for The Upstairs Room by Johanna
Reiss. Guides included synopses; historical background information; before-reading background-
building activities; vocabulary exercises; discussion questions; cross-curricular and writing
activities for each chapter; after-reading extension activities; and suggestions for further reading.
(2003–2004)
AUTHOR, McGraw-Hill, Frank Schaffer Publications, and School Specialty, Grand Rapids, MI
For Reading for Every Child/Vocabulary, outlined and wrote all content for three 80-page
student books at grade levels 3, 4, and 5. Researched and compiled grade-appropriate word lists
organized by theme. Books included strong context sentences; vocabulary practice and extra
practice exercises; word play and writing activities; review lessons; and teacher resource pages
containing instruction suggestions, enrichment activities, and resource book lists. (2004)
FREELANCE BOOK REVIEWER, j., the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California
Reviewed Di Kats der Payats, a Yiddish translation of The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
(12/26/03): http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/21360/the-cat-in-the-hat-in-yiddish-a-book-
review/ and The Matzo Ball Boy by Lisa Shulman (4/15/05):
http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/25681/gingerbread-man-gets-passover-makeover/
ASSESSMENT MATERIALS WRITER, Edusoft Corporation, San Francisco, CA
Researched and wrote reading comprehension selections and accompanying test questions to
prepare Texas middle- and high-school students for standardized reading and language arts tests.
Correlated questions with state objectives and standards. (2003–2004)
FREELANCE WRITER/EDITOR, Rainbow Educational Concepts, Jonesboro, AR
For Scott Foresman's fine art program, Spotlight on Art, edited resource pages for kindergarten
teachers. Also wrote text to appear on the backs of 24 fine art prints for Grade 3; text included
artist biographies, artwork descriptions, viewing questions and student activities. (2003)
ASSESSMENT WRITER, Gourmet Curriculum Press, New Braunfels, TX
Researched and wrote twelve 1000-word reading comprehension selections with accompanying
test questions to prepare middle-school students for the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
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11. test. Reading selections included narrative fiction, science and social studies articles, recipes,
movie reviews, and press releases. (2003)
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12. FREELANCE WRITER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote teacher guides to accompany three Disney films: Sounder, Holes, and Freaky Friday.
Guides included synopses, background information, reading lists and related websites, before-
and after-viewing questions, student activities, and primary sources. (2003)
FREELANCE WRITER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote teacher guides to accompany 13 episodes of Disney's Animal World, a nature show for
grade levels K-2. Guides included synopses, before-viewing questions, student activities, and
related books and websites. (2003)
FREELANCE WRITER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote a teacher guide to accompany Disney's Animation Magic, which originally aired on The
Disney Channel. The guide included objectives, a synopsis, before-viewing questions, student
activities, and related books and websites. (2003)
MATERIALS DEVELOPER, Developmental Studies Center, Oakland, CA
Rewrote and edited portions of teacher guide lessons for Making Meaning, a K-6 reading
comprehension program that seeks to build community and foster social and ethical
understanding in elementary school classrooms. Observed teachers and students who were field-
testing Making Meaning. Correlated lessons with state standards. For Grade 2, wrote a biography
of children's writer/illustrator Tomie dePaola. (2003)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Brown Publishing Network, Wellesley, MA
For a Hampton Brown ESL reading program, wrote several teacher guide units at grade levels 2
and 3. Wrote accompanying student black-line master pages. Correlated all materials with the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards. (2002)
FREELANCE WRITER/RESEARCHER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote a teacher guide to accompany an episode of The Proud Family, a children's animated
cartoon series on The Disney Channel. Guide included previewing and post-viewing questions,
related enrichment activities, and related books and websites. (2002)
ASSESSMENT MATERIALS WRITER, Chrysalis Publishing Group, Natick, MA
Researched and wrote reading comprehension selections, test questions, writing assignments,
and extensive answer keys for pre- and post-tests designed to prepare Grade 7 students for the
Illinois Standards Achievement Test. Correlated all materials with state reading and language
arts learning standards and benchmarks. (2002)
ASSESSMENT MATERIALS WRITER, Educators Publishing Service, Cambridge, MA
Wrote vocabulary tests for Wordly Wise 3000 at levels 2–8. Multiple-choice lesson-level tests
included synonym, antonym, and analogy items. Midterm and final tests included reading
passages that incorporated vocabulary words. (2002)
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13. FREELANCE WRITER/RESEARCHER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote teacher guides to accompany episodes of Beyond the Page, a children's reading series
based on award-winning picture books. Guides included previewing and post-viewing questions,
related enrichment activities, and related books and websites. (2002)
ASSESSMENT MATERIALS WRITER, Chrysalis Publishing Group, Natick, MA
Researched and wrote reading selections, test questions, writing assignments, and an extensive
answer key for a Grade 5 language arts test that prepares Michigan students for standardized
testing. Correlated all materials with state learning standards. (2002)
FREELANCE WRITER/RESEARCHER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote 13 teacher guides to accompany episodes of Going Wild with Jeff Corwin, a children's
nature series. Guides included learning objectives, previewing questions, related activities, and
related books. (2001)
ASSESSMENT MATERIALS WRITER, Chrysalis Publishing Group, Natick, MA
Wrote a test preparation booklet to help third graders prepare for Tennessee's standardized social
studies tests. (2001)
ASSESSMENT MATERIALS WRITER, Gramercy Book Services, New York, NY
For a program designed to help students prepare for California's high school English exit
examination, wrote multiple-choice questions, answers, and answer explanations to go with 1)
Walt Whitman's poem "Calvary Crossing a Ford" and 2) an excerpt from Jane Austen's Pride
and Prejudice. (2001)
FREELANCE WRITER, LeapFrog/Knowledge Kids Enterprises, Inc., Emeryville, CA
Wrote hints and humorous wrong answers for an online high school social studies program.
Materials dealt with United States and world history. (2001)
FREELANCE WRITER, Soliloquy Learning, Union City, CA
Wrote fun facts to go with vocabulary words for an online reading program. (2001)
FREELANCE WRITER/RESEARCHER, Disney Educational Productions, Burbank, CA
Wrote teacher guides to accompany two Disney films. The Loretta Claiborne Story is the
biography of a Special Olympics athlete. The Color of Friendship tells how African American
Congressman Ron Dellums and his family hosted a white South African exchange student in
1977. Guides included synopses, background information, reading lists and related websites,
before- and after-viewing questions, student activities, and primary sources. (2000–2001)
CHILDREN'S BOOK REVIEWER, FamilyWonder.com, San Francisco, CA
Wrote reviews of children's books for a website that sold children's videos, books, and toys.
Reviews included educational-value notes, entertainment-value notes, parental advisories,
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14. summaries, and critical analyses. Reviewed 11 Dr. Seuss titles, including Bartholomew and the
Oobleck, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hatches the Egg, The Lorax, and Scrambled Eggs
Super! (2000)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Harcourt Brace, Orlando, FL
Wrote and revised Grade 6 basal reading workbook pages. Topics covered included vocabulary,
grammar, spelling, and reading skill instruction. (2001)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Flying Pages, Incorporated, New York, NY
For a home-school reading program, wrote lesson plans to accompany children's literature
selections such as Blueberries for Sal, Millions of Cats, No Fighting, No Biting, and Is This a
House for Hermit Crab? Plans included vocabulary activities, comprehension questions,
extension activities, and student worksheets. (2001)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Gramercy Book Services, New York, NY
For a major textbook publisher, wrote first- and second-grade practice tests designed to prepare
children for Florida's standardized reading comprehension tests. (2001)
FREELANCE TEXTBOOK WRITER, Gramercy Book Services, New York, NY
For a major textbook publisher, wrote 24 passages designed to assess fourth graders' reading
comprehension. Matched test passages with basal reading selections' themes and readability
levels (2001).
AUTHOR, Harcourt Brace School Publishing, Orlando, FL
Wrote two 16-page leveled-reading books for Grade 2: How to Make a Paper Airplane and Toys
Through Time. (2001)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Barrett Kendall Publishing, Austin, TX
Wrote 20 seventh-grade spelling lessons. Lessons included context sentences as well as spelling
practice activities such as word sorting, proofreading, and creative writing. (2001)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Barrett Kendall Publishing, Austin, TX
Wrote 36 sixth-grade vocabulary lessons that included definitions, context sentences,
synonym/antonym activities, analogies, and writing activities. (2000)
FREELANCE TEXTBOOK WRITER, The Quarasan Group, Chicago, IL
To accompany a Grade 7 Houghton Mifflin language arts textbook, wrote parent newsletters,
student game pages, and teacher pages with challenge activities and special needs/inclusion
activities. (2000)
FREELANCE EDUCATIONAL WRITER, Jump Start Press, New York, NY
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15. For a major textbook publisher, wrote 28 language arts practice tests (including reading
comprehension passages) at grade levels 3-6. Question types included: true-false, fill-in-the-
blank, multiple choice, short answer, matching, essay, and analogy questions. (2000)
FREELANCE EDITOR, LeapFrog, Emeryville, CA
Edited test questions to accompany an interactive book on dinosaurs for ages 5–9. (2000)
COPYEDITOR, Alameda County Children and Families Commission, San Leandro, CA
Edited a Strategic Plan for an agency providing services to young children. (2000)
SUPERVISING EDITOR, Straight Line Editorial Development, San Francisco, CA
Wrote and edited textbooks and interactive materials at grade levels K–12. Completed over 50
projects in the subject areas of fine art, language arts, mathematics, reading, and social studies.
Clients included Addison-Wesley, Computer Curriculum Corporation, Disney, Harcourt Brace,
Houghton Mifflin, and Silver Burdett Ginn. Supervised writers and editors. Communicated with
clients. Attended national conventions of the International Reading Association. (1987–2000)
FREELANCE TEXTBOOK WRITER, Contemporary Publishing Company, Chicago, IL
For Six-Way Paragraphs in the Content Areas, an adult reading program, wrote 20 mathematics-
related reading passages with accompanying test questions and answers. (1999)
FREELANCE TEXTBOOK EDITOR, Teaching Resource Center, San Leandro, CA
Edited two kindergarten mathematics books written by teachers. (1996–1997)
WRITER/EDITOR, Harcourt Brace, Orlando, FL
While working as a Supervising Editor at Straight Line Editorial Development in San Francisco,
wrote many and edited all fifth-grade student book and teacher guide lessons for Art Express,
published in 1998. Wrote most and edited all Grade 5 tests. Proofread and copyfitted page proofs
for Grades 3-5 assessment booklets. (1996)
TEACHING VOLUNTEER, Le Conte Elementary School, Berkeley, CA; Back on Track
Tutoring Program, San Francisco, CA; Amelia Earhart Elementary School, Alameda, CA; Saint
Paul of the Shipwreck Academy, San Francisco, CA; Vista-MacGregor and Marin Elementary
Schools, Albany, CA. Volunteered in K-8 public and private school classrooms. Assisted
students with reading, writing, computer skills, math, art, and cooking. Worked with students
acquiring English, students with learning disabilities, and gifted students. (1992–2002)
QUIZ & CROSSWORD PUZZLE AUTHOR, funtrivia.com
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16. Authored 216 quizzes and 49 crossword puzzles for a family-friendly trivia website. Wrote
children’s quizzes for the following categories: Animals for Preschoolers; Harry Potter Themes;
Hidden Words for Kids; Homonyms and Homophones for Kids; Colors for Kids; Dr. Seuss;
Nursery Rhymes; Rhyming Words; Words in Words for Kids; Word Meanings; and
Word Play for Kids. (2001–2016)
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17. EDUCATION
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY MULTIMEDIA STUDIES PROGRAM
Completed a course on Writing for Multimedia. Wrote a script for an interactive game called
Waiting Tables in which the user plays the role of a restaurant waiter. (1996)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Completed an extension course, The Novel-in-Progress, taught by Donna Levin. (1990)
STANFORD PUBLISHING COURSE, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Completed an intensive course for publishing professionals. Awarded first place in book project
competition for Kids Grow, a proposal for a children's gardening book. (1986)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Master of Arts in English, May 1984. Wrote a 120-page thesis on Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park
and Persuasion.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
Baccalaureate Degree in Literature from the College of Creative Studies, June 1979.
THE COLORADO COLLEGE, Colorado Springs, CO
Studied literature, creative writing, children's theater, and art. September 1972 to June 1974.
References and writing/editing samples available upon request.
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