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Rita M. Wirtz, M.A., parent of four, taught Language Arts, English, Speech, and Reading at every skill level from pre-school to adult. She taught in labs, clinics, and classrooms for over thirty years. She also served as a K-6 and pre-school principal and worked at both county office and state levels in various positions including curriculum consultant, literacy trainer, and Title I program evaluator. With this vast experience--and her love of children--she really knows what works to teach kids to read; or to read better.
Rita taught reading courses for several Universities, mentored a multitude of student teachers, and created Housecalls, an on-site modeling demonstration series for teachers and their students. This latter series was fine-tuned in her national seminars and modeled in over 600 K-12 classrooms throughout the United States.
She is a powerhouse! And the best way to explain how important her Reading Champs has become is to listen to some of her colleagues and students.
- "Every teacher, new or experienced, should have a copy of Reading Champions! Teaching Reading Made Easy! Rita understands how to create good readers, and has done just that in hundreds of schools. These research-based, comprehensive lessons, strategies, and tips can help students of all skill levels become motivated, successful readers, and have fun in the process."
- “If educators could choose just one person to provide the most effective strategies for teaching reading skills, Rita Wirtz, Mrs. Words, is the one. Rita’s program is the hottest thing going in language arts. She offers proven practices for teachers from kindergarten through high school. This new book captures all of her best! Our students set new highs in state reading tests after our teachers were exposed to Rita’s program. Your students WILL become Reading Champions, too!”
- “THIS IS IT!!!! Reading Champions! is the ultimate resource for every teacher or parent interested in providing a solid, engaging reading program for all students.”
Her praises, by themselves, could fill an entire book; more than anything this brief introduction could possibly say.
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