ABOUT ME

I received my bachelor's in English and Spanish education and a master's in English education from Temple University in Philadelphia. I also earned a doctorate in curriculum theory and development and educational administration from Temple. I spent many years as a high school teacher, disciplinarian, and department head of English and world languages in the Philadelphia School System.

After that, I worked for Temple as an adjunct assistant professor in the capacity of student teaching supervisor. Throughout my years working in schools and by training teachers, I learned what works and what doesn't in motivating children. My main goal has always been to make learning fun. 

I started out writing magazine articles and subsequently wrote many books for teachers and two children's books, Blue Cheese Breath and Stinky Feet: How to Deal with Bullies and  In Your Face, Pizza Face: A Girl's Bully Busting Book.

I also wrote 101 Activities to Help Your Preschooler Excel in Reading, Writing, and Speaking to help teachers and parents jump start their children's verbal skills.

My book for teachers, Real Life Bully Prevention for Real Kids: Grades 2-8,  helps teachers arm children with practical bully prevention techniques. I also serve on the board of directors of The Philadelphia Writers Conference.

My latest book for parents, Who Says Bullies Rule?: Common Sense Tips to Help Your Kids Cope, came out in 2011. You can order it now on Amazon. It highlights how parents and children can use their common sense to stop bullying once and for all. It also give advice to parents about  how to team up with the school system to eliminate bullying.

News Flash: My interactive prayer book for teenage girls, Hi, God, It's Me: E-Prayers for Teenage Girls, originally published by Twenty-Third Publications is now out in e-book form on Amazon Kindle, iPad, Barnes and Noble Nook, and Sony Reader. I've completely revised it for use with all religious denominations. See a description for this book on the books about bullying page.

My forthcoming books include: Elliot K. Carnucci is a Big, Fat Loser for middle graders and Cool Things To Do While a Bully’s Bugging You for children 6-12. I'm also developing an e-prayer book for teenage boys. One of my major projects is a user-friendly grammar book for college students, adults, and ESL students.