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Ellen Gordon has been a Basic
Skills Reading Teacher/Coordinator in the South Brunswick, New Jersey School
System since 1987. Prior to this, she was a reading consultant in New
Brunswick, New Jersey. She has also taught special education classes,
remedial reading, and junior high and high school English. She has a master's
degree in English and master's equivalent course work in reading. Eileen Zweig has been a Basic
Skills Reading Teacher/Coordinator in the South Brunswick, New Jersey School
System since 1985. Prior to this, Eileen taught special education students in
a Rockville, Maryland middle school. She holds a B.A. in special education,
elementary education, and psychology. She is currently working toward a
master's degree in reading. Her participation in a specialized elementary
reading program for at-risk children earned her a Best Practice Award from
the State of New Jersey. Ellen
Gordon and Eileen Zweig are the
co-creators of OPERATION BOOKWORM,
a unique volunteer reading program used in the South Brunswick, New Jersey
School System. To participate in OPERATION BOOKWORM, volunteers (parents, teachers, intermediate and
high school students) learn special reading techniques by attending workshops.
These workshops are down-to-earth, enjoyable, and full of practical ideas
that can be implemented in the classroom and at home. Ellen Gordon and Eileen
Zweig are the recipients of the 1998-99 New Jersey Department of Education
Best Practice Award, under the Language Arts Literacy category, for their OPERATION
BOOKWORM Program. They have
appeared on the Comcast show "Family Talk" and on News 12 New
Jersey's "Morning Show". About the Illustrator Sarah Torgov is an accomplished actor, writer, painter and illustrator. |
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