Look and Listen

Biography

Erica Negi earned an undergraduate degree in secondary education and French from Temple University and her masters in reading, writing, and literacy from the University of Pennsylvania. She has worked as a reading specialist in Pennsylvania and California, where she currently resides with her husband and son. For more information, visit Erica's website at http://www.ericanegi.com

Inspiration

Some of my earliest remembers revolve around books and telling stories. In fact, I hand wrote and self-illustrated my first book, My Little Sister Penny, in third grade. (It was a huge hit!) I loved the idea of creating a story from beginning to end, it was so magical. This eventually led me get my Masters from the University of Pennsylvania in Reading-Writing-Literacy and serve as a Reading Specialist classrooms in Pennsylvania and California. While working with students, I saw a need for personalized, inquiry-based teaching and addressed it by specifically tailoring instruction methods. My field of work combined with my childhood passion led to me to write My Life in Loubies, which deals with many of the core values that I’ve addressed professionally.