Picked-On Poindexter: in It's OK To Be Different! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781515388845)

Denise Trager Since 2000 Denise has been an adjunct instructor of communication at the Florida State College Jacksonville (FSCJ), as well as a private practice tutor in speech therapy and reading. Denise has a Master's degree in Speech Corrections from Hofstra University, and a M.E. D. in Mental Health Counseling. She is also Board Certified Licensed in Florida for Speech Pathology. Mary Ellen Panaccione Mary Ellen has a Master's degree in Music Education from Ithaca College and a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from the State University of NY (SUNY) at New Paltz. She has taught piano privately for over 35 years. The life-long friends were born in a small town in upstate New York and by chance wound up living and raising families within miles of each other, in northern Florida. In their professional lives, as educators, both Denise and Mary Ellen have been committed to promoting emotional expression and building self-confidence in children, by fostering self-expression through speech and music.