Shane Baxter is an east coast transplant to the Denver area from Baltimore, MD. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from St. Mary’s College of MD and later a Master of Science in Speech and Language Pathology from Loyola University in Baltimore, MD. He is a certified member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). Shane has worked as a speech language pathologist for 4 years in various public school settings in both Maryland and Colorado. Currently, Shane is a full time speech language pathologist in the Cherry Creek School District. Shane also provides private speech therapy and tutoring for students with various articulation, language, and reading difficulties.

​Shane enjoys working with students of all ages; supporting development of expressive and receptive language skills, literacy skills, writing, and social language skills. He has a strong passion and focus on the connection between language and literacy. He is a strong proponent of having more systematic and structured reading programs in place to support our students within the education system. Shane has both basic and advanced training in the Orton-Gillingham approach to teaching reading.

 When Shane is not working as a speech language pathologist he enjoys spending time with his wife, daughter, and Labrador retriever. He enjoys anything outdoors like playing sports, hiking, running, fishing, and snowboarding.

Bekki Simko first connected with the Yoshimoto OG Approach after completing her B.A. in K12 Special Education at the University of Northern Colorado. Supporting opportunities for young people to build their literacy, critical thinking skills, and self-esteem is her area of passion. Filipino culture, writing, painting, and fiber arts are her areas of joy. 

I will be graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education from UNCO May 2022. I have completed both basic and advanced Orton-Gillingham international training. My passion for teaching has led me to this wonderful community here at Every Child Reading where it is our team's goal to help every student grow. I am an energetic, optimistic, and hard working individual that will do everything in my power to make sure your child’s experience here at camp is a positive one. I also am dyslexic and understand the whirl of emotions that follow not understanding something the first time around. I believe that when people compare mountains to educational challenges there is truth to it. Not just because of how hard one works during the climb, but because of how it feels like you can stand on top of the world when you overcome that challenge. I will meet you on whatever educational climb you are on this summer. Let’s conquer mountains together!

My name is Chantel, and I’m so excited to be working at camp this summer! I’m a former classroom teacher of 20 years, and currently private tutor for elementary aged kiddos. Literacy is my passion, and I have a knack for helping kids find their own love of reading. I have a MS in Literacy, and experience using OG in my classroom and with individuals, and man, it’s a game-changer for so many of my students. This is going to be a wonderful experience getting to have fun learning and growing with the kids!