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Meet our L.I.E. Team
MARYELLEN VOGT
L.I.E. Director
MaryEllen Vogt, Ed.D. is Professor Emerita of Education at California State University, Long Beach. She is currently Director and reading specialist for the Literacy Intervention & Enrichment program for Tamraloo Studios, and is an Adjunct Professor at Wm. Jessup University. Dr. Vogt received her doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, and is the author/co-author of numerous articles, chapters, and books for teachers and administrators, including the SIOP series for teaching multilingual learners. Her research interests include literacy intervention, teacher change and development, and disciplinary literacy development. Dr. Vogt has provided professional development in all 50 states and in several other countries, including Germany, where she served as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Cologne. She received her university’s Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, served as President of the International Literacy Association, and was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame, an international organization of literacy scholars and researchers.
APRIL THORNBURG
L.I.E. Instructor
April was born and raised in Central California. She is an
enthusiastic educator with 20 years of classroom and
reading intervention experience. She earned her BS in
Elementary Education with a concentration in Reading
from Southern Utah University. She currently holds a
California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. She has
taught grades 1st through 3rd in both Clark County,
Nevada and Placer County school districts. April loves
teaching her students. Her passion for teaching comes
through as she motivates and inspires her students to
become more confident and proficient readers.
LAURA WARFIELD
L.I.E. Instructor
Laura Warfield is passionate about teaching and received a Bachelor's degree in English from Cal State University, Sacramento in the Spring of 2023! Laura loves literature of all forms. Outside the classroom, her hobbies include writing creatively, enjoying Sacramento's natural beauty by swimming or hiking, and cooking. She also enjoys listening to and making music, which is perfect for the creative environment at Tamraloo Studios. She is so excited to get to know you!
From a Parent
We also had [LIE Student]’s parent teacher conference on Friday and we're so happy to hear that the teacher considers her reading to be on par with most of her classmates. She said she’s reading at a beginning second-grade level and even though they’re heading into the last trimester, it’s great news.
We know she still has areas of improvement, but we’re so happy with the progress she has made in your program. I can’t even think of how difficult school would be for her without the extra one-on-one help she has received.
From Our Director
Research has shown that if children with reading delays receive appropriate intervention by grade 3, future reading problems can be diminished or eradicated. For older children with reading difficulties, effective intervention accelerates their learning and mastery of foundational and/or grade-level skills.
About our teachers
I would highly recommend getting an assessment from Dr. Vogt... My child loves going. Before we started it was a struggle to even get there. Now she doesn’t blink an eye to go. Her confidence in reading has grown leaps and bounds. It’s expensive but well worth the price once you see your child happy