All About Mrs. Scott
Hi there!
My name is Kelly Scott. This will be my 18th year teaching!
I graduated from Clear Creek High School in 2001. While there, I participated in choir, theater arts, and DECA. After that, I attended College of the Mainland. My primary focus was humanities and literature. I knew I had to head to a four year institute afterwards, but where?
I ended up at The University of Texas in Austin. My internship placed me in a Cohort that specialized in Reading Instruction. In three short years, I graduated and it was an amazing day to wrap up an amazing experience.
I took a job in Pasadena ISD at Garfield Elementary. I worked in 1st Grade for three years. My mentor during those years was a Reading Recovery trained teacher. Her methods in the classroom were unlike any I had ever seen and I knew one day I wanted to learn Reading Recovery too. My 4th year teaching in Pasadena led me into a 3rd Grade classroom.
The following year I joined the Deer Park ISD family at Parkwood Elementary back in the first grade. After a few years there, I was offered what I had wanted so badly in Pasadena! I was offered the opportunity to become a Reading Recovery teacher. I could not be happier I was accepted. Becoming a Reading Recovery teacher made me look at Reading Instruction like a science. We studied the process of learning down to the very molecule or in this case, phoneme. I taught half day Reading Recovery and the other half of the day I taught Language Arts and Social Studies in the classroom. A few more years passed and I decided to try something a little different and closer to home.
I accepted a 1st Grade position in Clear Creek ISD at McWhirter Elementary. I was asked if I would interested in becoming a Literacy Coach. I loved Literacy, teaching kiddos, and sharing ideas with colleagues, so I thought, "Why not?" In that time I was able to collaborate with teachers from Pre-K to 5th grade, and attend Coaching Academy and Teacher's College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University in New York two years in a row.
The next year I returned to Deer Park ISD, back at Parkwood in the 1st Grade. Then, I decided to head to 2nd grade. In my years in 2nd grade, our team departmentalized. I taught Language Arts and Social Studies twice a day to two groups of kiddos.
I was offered the opportunity to step into a 7th grade Language Arts classroom and took the leap. I could not be happier that I did. I have been at BJH for the past 5 years and know I have found a home here. I love my Bonnette family and the community that surrounds it.
This year, my adventure led me to Dyslexia Intervention. I love working with my neurodivergent students and helping them succeed. I look forward to continuing the adventure this year and all that comes with it!
A few of my favorite things:
- Classroom Colors: Blue and green
- Drink: Smart Water, Tea, or Coffee
- Fast Food: Chick Fila or Whataburger
- Book Genre: Fantasy or Horror
- Stores: Target, Amazon, Hobby Lobby
- Scents: Fall or Winter scents
- Animals: French bulldog, otters, red panda
- I collect: vinyl records, stickers, and Disney pins
- Hobbies: crocheting, legos, reading & writing, traveling, video games