2. * Nora Vines * I am a teacher * Children’s Literature * Emergent Literacy * Word Study * Kindergarten * First Grade * I am a student * Ed.D. in Educational Leadership * Research focus in literacy development of Emergent Biliterate and Biliterate students * I am a reader * LOTS of Favorite Books and Authors * Harry Potter * Hunger Games Series * Jack Kerouac * Isabel Allende * Stieg Larsson * Tom Robbins * Historical Fiction, and on and on… * I am a real person * Favorites: Widespread Panic, Chocolate Labs (Denver & Milo), Lotus (cat), Goats, Traveling, Writing, Family (My Granny is 98years old and my Paw Paw is my favorite person ever)

3. * Name * Favorite Book * Favorite Website * Favorite Free Time Activity * Icebreaker—Write down three interesting things about yourself—only one is false. * I am the only person in my family to attend college. * Grandfather Mountain is my favorite place on Earth. * I played college softball.