Mrs. Korth is the Reading Specialist at Garrett Park ES. Some of her responsibilities involve helping staff with the implementation of the literacy initiatives in MCPS and training teachers in utilizing current assessment techniques. Mrs. Korth also provides demonstration lessons in classrooms, suggests instructional materials that match students' needs, provides reading instruction for struggling readers, coordinates school wide reading incentive activities, conducts workshops to disseminate "best practice" models focused on improving student academic performance, and communicates the reading