Little Fox
I've worked with Little Fox, Inc., a Korean EFL website and app, since 2010, as both an editor and writer. I've created and written several original animated series and helped to develop and write many others. I adapted classic works of literature, including White Fang, Journey to the West, and Snow White. As an editor, I work with other writers to create stories that engage readers while adhering to strict guidelines for word count, reading level, and style.
Bellwether Media
To date, I've written eight Level 2 books in their Blast Off! Readers program. For each book, I do extensive research. Then I sift through everything I've learned, keeping in mind two questions: What is most important? And what will kids find the most interesting? I squeeze this into a tight manuscript of roughly 200 words and an ATOS level of 2.5 or lower.
Cricket Media
For more than 10 years, I wrote for Cobblestone Magazine, an American history magazine for children ages 9-14. Each monthly issue had a unique theme from American history. As writer for the "Going Global" department, I would research, pitch, write, and illustrate subjects from other parts of the world that related to that theme.
Evan-Moor
I've written workbooks for Grades 3-6 on a range of topics, including grammar, reading comprehension, financial literacy, STEAM, and SEL. Workbooks typically contain a variety of reading passages, questions, puzzles, mazes, and art projects.
McGraw-Hill
I wrote decodable readers, both fiction and non-fiction, for students in Kindergarten through Second Grade. Projects had strict guidelines for word count, sentence length, and ratio of decodable words to non-decodable words. Each text targeted a specific phonics skill as well as a list of required high-frequency words.
Sundance Newbridge
Wrote decodable readers for their Decoder Kids program. Also wrote passages for their DK Plus program for struggling readers. Texts needed to read at a First Grade level but appeal to students in Grades 5 or 6.
Benchmark Education
Wrote a variety of Grade 1 decodable readers that targeted specific phonics skills and high-frequency words. Formats included stories, fictional interviews, and rhyming poems.
Heggerty
Wrote Kindergarten and Grade 2 decodable readers that accompany their Bridge to Learning program. Books targeted specific phonics skills and high-frequency words.
Sadlier
Wrote decodable texts for Grades 2 and 3. Each text targeted a specific phonics skill as well as a list of required high-frequency words.
National Geographic Learning
Wrote texts for their Lift program for secondary English language learners. These beginner level texts needed to appeal to students in Grades 6 to 12.
Caramel Tree
Wrote non-fiction texts for EFL students. Materials were aimed at students in Grades 6 and 7. Topics included art history, education, careers, and the environment. Reading level was analyzed with Lexile.