Meet the Reading Specialists

 Nancy Doyle

Ms. Doyle is a reading specialist at the Taft Elementary School. This year she is working in grades 1, 3, and 4. Ms. Doyle has been a teacher in the Uxbridge Schools since 1987. She is certified as an elementary school teacher and reading specialist as well as a trained Reading Recovery teacher.

Marla Sirois

Mrs. Sirois is a reading specialist at the Taft Elementary School. She graduated with a Master's degree from Lesley University. After serving as a classroom teacher in grades 1-3, she decidied to focus her skills in literacy and now provides reading instruction to students in grades 1 and 3. Mrs. Sirois has worked in the Uxbridge Public Schools for sixteen years.

Joan Barrell

Mrs. Barrell is a reading specialist at the Taft Elementary School. This year she is working with grades 2 and grade 4. She also teaches a specialized phonics program. Mrs. Barrell is certified in the Wilson Reading System. This program helps students with decoding and encoding skills. This is her fourteenth year in Uxbridge. She has been teaching for fifteen years in grades 2 through 4 in two different schools. She has a Master's degree in elementary education with a concentration in reading.