The Adventures of Lil Tonya (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781478292777)

Tee Michelle is releasing her first children's book titled, The Adventures of Lil Tonya. With over a decade of experience in the public and private sectors of education, Tee Michelle observed that students learn when they are able to make personal connections to their instructional experiences. She further realized that phonemic awareness skills were academically less than proficient amongst students thus causing reading to be intimidating. "It is my belief that students should be taught sounds and phonemic awareness rules in that we can develop a nation of students who will become great readers because they will have the "necessary tools to decode" all words, thus building confidence, increasing vocabulary and provoking comprehension skills." Tee Michelle's dream is to take Lil Tonya and Friends on an adventure around the world. The adventure will include a visit to every continent to explore history, geography, science, foreign language, mathematics, government, cooking, safety, foods, animals, hygiene and much more. The possibilities are endless as to what children will learn on a trip with Lil Tonya. Tee Michelle plans to invade classrooms, community centers and after school programs with reading literacy across America. Tee Michelle is declaring war on reading illiteracy in America and providing children with quality books with characters that look like them, dress like them and live in communities like them. You can help Tee Michelle to give back to her community by purchasing and reading a book to a child today! Also, visit www.LILTONYA.com for coloring pages, supplemental worksheets and discussion questions. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, educated in the District of Columbia, Tee Michelle received a Bachelor's Degree from Bowie State University in Business Management and she earned a Masters of Education from National Louis University.