In her career-related efforts, Ms. Markel has garnered experience as a tutor, distinguishing herself through her specific focus on the linguistic and verbal development of children in her care.
AURORA, CO, November 01, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Rebecca Markel has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
For more than 15 years, Ms. Markel earned distinction as an elementary school teacher. Prior to her retirement from the public school system, she worked as an educator with the St. Vrain Valley School District in Longmont, Colorado. Long driven to help students improve their reading skills in order to meet the required level of proficiency for their age or grade, she continued to avail herself on behalf of students as a private tutor, through which she primarily worked with students who consistently encountered difficulties in learning to read. In this capacity, she is proud to have helped them raise their grade levels within a short span of time. Ms. Markel has also been involved with Sylvan Learning, a supplemental learning organization, and as a reader at Measured Progress, a nonprofit educational company.
In her career-related efforts, Ms. Markel has garnered experience as a tutor, distinguishing herself through her specific focus on the linguistic and verbal development of children in her care, as well as her dedication to coaching parents on these points as well.
Prior to embarking upon her professional journey, Ms. Markel studied at the University of Colorado Medical School, from which she received a Bachelor of Science in medical technology in 1972. Years later, she continued her education at the Paralegal Institute of Denver, earning a certificate in 1984. Ms. Markel subsequently leveraged her medical and legal training as a medical malpractice litigation paralegal at numerous locations between 1984 and 1989.
Pivoting toward education, Ms. Markel attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where she undertook coursework in elementary education in 1989. She went on to receive a Master of Education at the University of Northern Colorado and attained a principal license in curriculum and instruction at the University of Colorado in 1993. In 2020, Ms. Markel completed baccalaureate courses in speech-language pathology at Pacific University, thus enabling her to help students and children reach new milestones in their development.
Adjacent to her career as an educator, Ms. Markel has found further success as the author of a children's book titled "Lilly the Little Lava Mouse," which has since been republished in multiple African dialects and distributed to myriad African libraries. Presently, she is working on a new series of short stories, "Charlotte Stories," which focus on themes of abandonment and conflict within same-age groups.
For more than 40 years, Ms. Markel has maintained an active affiliation with the Philanthropic Education Organization (P.E.O.) Sisterhood, which provides educational opportunities for female students all over the world. Likewise, she currently assists Denver Public Schools in recruiting the services of local educational organizations that specialize in instilling an appreciation for reading in their students.
Ms. Markel attributes a great deal of her success to her parents, both of whom enjoyed their own prosperous careers as educators and instilled within her a passion for teaching at a young age. In the coming years, she aims to devote more attention to sharing her educational expertise with younger teachers in a consultative capacity.
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