April F. Woolsey was born and raised in California
but has made the Southwest her home for the past 14 years.
She is currently enrolled in the Elementary Education Program
at Northern Arizona University - Tucson campus and is very
excited about encouraging children's development in literacy.
She also hopes to bring her love for many types of literature
to the classroom. She believes that reading is the pathway
to growth and advancement toward any goal.
This lesson in comprehension and correlating
it to an artful illustration was accomplished through Mrs.
Wilson's 2nd grade class at Thornydale Elementary. As the
first collaborative project at NAU, April says that this experience
was both enjoyable and stimulating. Her graduation date is
December 2007, and she hopes to work on many other literacy
projects before then. Although she likes Tucson, ultimately,
she would love to teach overseas in Europe. She also hopes
to attain a master's degree in library science where her love
of books will expand even further into the lives of children.