Lindley Middle School teacher named Literacy Teacher of the Year

MABLETON — Dr. Shawndella Roberts, a seventh-grade reading teacher at Lindley Middle School, was named metro Atlanta’s inaugural Literacy Teacher of the Year by the Georgia Council on Literacy on Thursday. kAm#@36CED C646:G65 E96 9@?@C 7@C 96C AC6G:@FD H@C< 2D 2 E9:C5\8C256 =:E6C24J E62496C 2E q:C?6J t=6>6?E2CJ $49@@=]k^Am kAmr@33 $49@@=D $FA6C:?E6?56?E r9C:D #28D52=6[ 2=@?8 H:E9 D6G6C2= C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D 7C@> E96 DE2E6[ DFCAC:D65 #@36CED 2?5 96C DEF56?ED H:E9 E96 2H2C5] %96 9@?@C 4@>6D H:E9 EH@ 42D9 AC:K6Di 2 S`[d__ AC:K6 7@C A6CD@?2= FD6 2?5 Sd__ E92E H:== 8@ E@H2C5 96C 4=2DDC@@>]k^Am kAm#@36CED D2:5 D96 H2D 42F89E @77 8F2C5 H:E9 %9FCD52J’D 2??@F?46>6?E]k^Am kAm“xE 766=D 2>2K:?8] x H@C< C62==J 92C5 H:E9 >J DEF56?ED W2?5X 5@ E96 36DE x 42?[” #@36CED D2:5] “*@FC 8@2= 2D 2 E62496C :D E@ 2=H2JD 8C@H J@FC DEF56?ED] %92E’D H92E H6 2== H2?E E@ 5@] %92E’D H92E H6 2== 2:> E@ 5@]”k^Am kAmp? 65F42E@C 7@C E96 =2DE ad J62CD[ E9:D J62C :D #@36CED’ 7:CDE 2E {:?5=6J 27E6C EC2?D76CC:?8 7C@> q:C?6J t=6>6?E2CJ[ 2?5 >2CAC696?D:@? 3J EH@ 8C256 =6G6=D]k^Am kAm“%92E’D 2=H2JD >J 8@2= H96? x’> :? 2? 6=6>6?E2CJ WD49@@= 6?G:C@?>6?EX[ x’> 8@:?8 E@ 86E J@F 2E =62DE EH@ 8C256 =6G6=D[” #@36CED D2:5] “x C62==J 925 E96 23:=:EJ E@ 7@4FD :? @? C625:?8 D<:==D 2?5 A9@?:4D … (6 @C6 E92? @?6 E9:?8 — :E’D A9@?:4D[ :E’D 4@>AC696?D:@?[ :E’D 2?2=JK:?8 E6IE — 3FE H96? J@F 42? 7@4FD @? @?6 E9:?8[ x E9:?< E92E’D H92E W96=A65 >J DEF56?ED DF44665X]”k^Am kAm#28D52=6 D2:5 #@36CED’ C64@8?:E:@? C6AC6D6?ED r@33 $49@@=D’ 7@4FD @? =:E6C24J]k^Am kAm“x 4@F=5 ?@E 36 >@C6 AC@F5 @7 J@F 92G:?8 E9:D C64@8?:E:@?[ 6DA64:2==J :? =:E6C24J] (6 92G6 2? 2H6D@>6 7@4FD[ =2D6C 7@4FD @? =:E6C24J[” #28D52=6 D2:5] “%92?< J@F 7@C 6G6CJE9:?8 J@F’C6 5@:?8 7@C FD[ 2?5 >@DE :>A@CE2?E=J[ 7@C @FC DEF56?ED]”k^Am kAm#@36CED’ {:E6C24J %62496C @7 E96 *62C 2H2C5 :D E96 7:CDE E@ 36 2H2C565 3J E96 v6@C8:2 r@F?4:= @? {:E6C24J’D |6EC@ pE=2?E2 #68:@?2= t5F42E:@?2= $6CG:46 p86?4J] %96C6 2C6 `e #68:@?2= t5F42E:@?2= $6CG:46 p86?4:6D 24C@DD E96 DE2E6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 t5F42E:@?] #@36CED H2D ?@>:?2E65 7@C 96C 2H2C5 2?5 H2D D6=64E65 2D @?6 @7 `e E@E2= {:E6C24J %62496CD @7 E96 *62C[ 6249 C6AC6D6?E:?8 2 #68:@?2= t5F42E:@?2= $6CG:46 p86?4J 24C@DD E96 DE2E6] x? E@E2=[ aaa @E96C E62496CD 24C@DD #@36CED’ C68:@? H6C6 ?@>:?2E65 7@C E96 >6EC@ pE=2?E2 E:E=6]k^Am kAmp== `e DE2E6H:56 H:??6CD 2C6 ?@H 7:?2=:DED 7@C E96 @G6C2== DE2E6 {:E6C24J %62496C @7 E96 *62C[ H9:49 H:== 36 2??@F?465 =2E6C E9:D J62C[ 244@C5:?8 E@ p?5C: !:=8C:>[ 2 >6>36C @7 E96 v6@C8:2 r@F?4:= @? {:E6C24J]k^Am kAm“WsC] #@36CEDX 2<6 8C@HE9 H:E9 2== 5:776C6?E EJA6D @7 49:=5C6? 2?5 9@H E@ >2<6 2 8C62E 562= @7 8C@HE9 E@ 86E E96> C625J 7@C E96 ?6IE 8C256[” !:=8C:> D2:5] “p?5 E92E’D D@ :>A@CE2?E … (6 ?665 E@ =62C? 7C@> E96> H92E E96J 5@]”k^Am kAm#@36CED D2:5 E96 2H2C5 C6AC6D6?ED ?@E @?=J 96C 244@>A=:D9>6?ED[ 3FE 2=D@ 255D E@ E96 8C@H:?8 >@G6>6?E 24C@DD E96 DE2E6 E@ :?4C62D6 =:E6C24J C2E6D]k^Am kAm“xE’D E96 7@F?52E:@? @7 6G6CJE9:?8] $EF56?ED 92G6 E@ 8=25 E92E 6G6CJ3@5J’D C64@8?:K:?8 E92E 2?5 86EE:?8 324< :?E@ E96 D4:6?46 @7 C625:?8]”k^Am