By Dominique Gené, The Charlatan, June 24, 2021
Amy Found said she remembers reading with kindergarten children from Grade 4 to Grade 6. She said it was her favourite thing to do. Her elementary school, Briargreen Public School in Ottawa, offered a program called reading buddies where older students were paired with younger ones to read together.
It was programs like reading buddies and working with children at summer camps that Found said motivated her to become an educator. Found just finished her first year in early childhood education at Algonquin College.
A new research study examining how childhood memories influence future educators who are preparing to work with children found her personal connection to teaching was not uncommon.
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