Rachel Platt
Rachel is a 1st grade teacher based in Atlanta, GA. After falling in love with early education through studying social emotional learning in her elementary education and special education undergraduate teaching program, Rachel found structured literacy through working at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Reading Clinic. She developed structured multi-sensory instruction for students with diverse learning needs and brought this experience to the gen ed classroom starting in 2020.
Rachel taught Kindergarten online all year during the 2020-2021 school year out of Brooklyn, NY and built her social media platform and teacher resources to support early career teachers in developing inclusive classroom communities online and in-person as well as implementing structured literacy research and practice in schools with balanced literacy programs. She discovered the equitable power of word study and aligned decodables as she worked with learners with a variety of language backgrounds and learning needs all through the computer. She is delighted to be a part of the Science of Reading Summer Summit.
Instagram: @mindfulteacherrachel
TikTok: @teacherrachelsorsel