Teacher Author: Matthew Forman with ELA in Middle School

 Matthew Forman is a teacher-author that creates teaching resources. His teacher store name is ELA in Middle School. He sells them on several platforms, Amped Up Learning, Teachers Pay Teachers, and The Wheel. He is a great guy and a resourceful teacher-author. 

So, let me tell you a little about him. 

He is a veteran of Desert Shield/Storm. Matthew, thank you for your service. He also did a variety of jobs before he became a middle school teacher.  He was a former investigator for the courts in New York and Pennsylvania. So, be very aware (of his products)! Then he became a truck driver when . . .  he realized his true calling was to go back to College and become a teacher. Smart guy! His wife Suzanne is also a substitute teacher and creates teaching products, as well. Pretty cool! They have 13 grandchildren. What a blessing! One grandchild is in College (yay!), one is in pull-ups, and the others are scattered somewhere in between!

Matthew is on his seventh year of teaching and his wife has completed her second year.

I asked Matthew why he became a teacher. His response was, “To make a difference in the world and in the lives of young people.” He has been teaching English Language Arts to Middle School students. This coming year he will be a Reading Intervention teacher to 8^th graders. Teaching students in Reading Intervention has been a privilege that I have enjoyed. Suzanne will also be a Math Intervention teacher for 7^th and 8^th graders.

Let us get back to talking about ELA in Middle School! I asked Matthew why he became a teacher-author. He told it like it was, “To help pay bills! The fact that it also helps other teachers is a bonus!”

Take the time to check out his teaching resources. His focus is Reading and Writing at the Middle School Level. He also has some Grammar and Novel Studies. This grandpa and his wife homeschool three of their grandchildren in the PreK through 4^th grades. Watch out! Some potential products in the making.

Now we get to the real reason I am writing about Matthew and his teaching resources. He is now making Boom Cards. I have reviewed a bundle of his Literary Boom Cards. I will be sharing the benefits of using this bundle.

There is more to come . . .