Sara Johnson
Instructor
Sara Johnson holds a Masters of Education, Reading/Learning Disabilities from UNC-CH, Secondary English teaching certificate from Elon College, and a B.A., Journalism from UNC-Chapel Hill. She started teaching for LEARN NC in 2006.
Sara is a tenured Reading Specialist for the Chapel Hill/Carrboro City Schools. She earned her National Board Certification in Reading/Language Arts in 2004. In her work she has been involved in:
- Writing a grant to fund a student book group
- Facilitating a faculty book group focusing on adolescent literature
- Teaching summer enrichment reading and writing classes
- Teaching online for her district
- Teacher of the year 2005-2006
- Literacy Collaborative training
Outside of work Ms. Johnson freelances for local newspapers on family and education matters. Published articles include:
- Teachers’ book group becomes bonding experience, The Chapel Hill News 3/13/05
- I think these guys mean me: student achievement a community issue, The Chapel Hill Herald, 10/11/05
- Supporting home literacy for teens, The Chapel Hill Herald, 1/16/07
- How to Avoid the Summer Slide, Schoolwide online journal, May, 2007
