Passport to Reading 2009

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Julie Firstenberg Kamins

Julie Firstenberg Kamins holds degrees in English, Sociology, and Law and is an academic tutor in Pacific Palisades, California. Her students range in grade levels from developmental kindergarten to graduate school. In addition, she has developed specialized, alternate programs for those stryggling with standard teaching methods. Her first book, Why Am I at the Red Table? published by Librujas in a series dedicated to young children and educational challenges.

Why Am I at the Red Table? is dedicated to kids with a desire to learn and to those who have faced challenges in learning and reading. Ms. Kamins will be reading her latest book as well as also talk about how she used her junior editors' (all first and second graders) comments to make corrections throughout the book. She will be able to answer questions regarding learning challenges as well.