About Me

I am a Reading Specialist and Title I Coordinator at Cornatzer Elementary School in Mocksville, NC (Davie County).  I instruct students in kindergarten through fifth grade.  Each day I teach eleven small groups for 25 to 30 minutes each and supervise a 30-minute remediation clinic.  My Title I duties include Family Involvement Events, keeping a Title I Notebook, and completing the school Title I application. 

My career in education began as a teacher assistant at Cornatzer Elementary.  As an assistant, I enjoyed working with children and teaching in small groups.  I went back to school and earned my bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Gardner-Webb University.  The following summer, I did not have a job offer.  The week before school started, God opened a door.  Pinebrook Elementary, a school in my county, had a temporary opening for a reading teacher.  It was only a one-year position, but I readily accepted the job. 

During this year, I fell in love with teaching students how to read.  The position was very challenging, but also very rewarding.  I needed to further my education so that I could be a better instructor.  I began making plans to become a reading teacher.  I received my reading certification to teach in Title I schools and I enrolled in the Reading Education Graduate Program through Appalachian State University.  I went through the next summer without being offered a job.  Again, the week before school started a position opened for a reading teacher and Title I coordinator at Cornatzer Elementary.  This time I got a contract.  For me, this was the ideal teaching job.

 My husband’s name is Ronnie and we have four daughters.  One daughter is married, and we have a grandson.  I enjoy spending time with my family:  having meals, going places, playing games, and simply being together.  My husband is really good to me and helps in the kitchen since I’ve started back to school again.  My whole family has been very supportive of me while I’ve been in grad school, and I could not have accomplished this goal without their help and encouragement.

 

Contact Me
Mrs. Susan W. Riddle
552 Cornatzer Road
Mocksville, NC  27028
(336) 940-5097
[email protected]