What people are saying about Author Visits with Amy E. Sklansky
"It is a real challenge to perform virtual session with young children and ignite the same level of engagement and excitement as in live author visits. Amy did not disappoint; she had everyone's attention from the very first minute and it kept on getting better. The eggs-periment was an absolute hit and the whole session - pure energy!"
–Monika Stachurska, School Librarian, Whitchurch Primary School and Nursery in Stanmore, England
"Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with our kids with your “Inside a Poet’s Mind” program. I loved your ideas and thoughts about poetry as much as they did. I think it really helped to inspire some. They were writing away after you spoke." — Lori Shaw, 4th grade teacher, Cary Elementary in Cary, NC
"You engaged our third graders, shed light on the life of an author, and generously responded to their questions."
— May Yan, Hanh Vong, Greta Smith, Linh Huynh, Jenny Duque, 3rd grade teachers, Garvey School District in Rosemead, CA
"Thank you so much for taking the time to Skype with our second graders. They found the experience truly amazing. They asked such thoughtful questions and your answers deepened their understanding of both the writing process and collaboration.” — Nicole Kamphuis, Reading Specialist, Chegwin Elementary in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
"Your time spent with us was priceless. Many of the students came back to school on Monday and headed straight for the writing corner to create a book. You have inspired my students and I truly appreciate it! "
— Colleen Hoban, The Tatnall School in Wilmington, Delaware
"I really liked her. She wrote about dogs and I like dogs. She was funny. I want to write like her someday."
— Anna, 1st grade, Tatnall School in Wilmington, Delaware
“I loved being able to give my students the opportunity to meet an author. They really enjoyed asking her questions and learning about what it takes to write a book.”
— Carly Corrado, 2nd Grade Teacher, Whitman Elementary in Turnersville, New Jersey
"Amy Sklansky is wonderful! She afforded our kindergarten classes the opportunity to skype with her and it was just great ! Ms. Sklansky took the time to read two of her writings with the children, she answered questions and explained why and how she writes. The children were even treated to a preview of a soon-to-be-released new story. I really do not know who was more excited, the children or me!"
— Rita Murray, Kindergarten Teacher, A.D. Harrington Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Amy did a great job sharing her ideas with our students. She shared some of her poetry books, was very patient answering all their questions, and really got the children excited to write their own poems."
— Literacy Specialist at Wrightstown Elementary School in Wrightstown, Wisconsin
“ I like how she cooked a book. It showed the process to make a book. It was creative.”
— First grader at Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
"Thank you for meeting with my Kindergarten and 1st grade class yesterday. They really liked being able to ask an author questions and hear you read some of your poems!”
— Amy Mercado, Technology Educator, Unity Charter School in Morristown, New Jersey
"We are starting our poetry unit and many of the students were excited to hear Ms. Sklansky say that her ideas often came from everyday things such as her childhood dog. Ideas are often hard for the children to come up
with, and I heard several of my students starting to brainstorm lists of everyday things that they could write a poem about. Thank you for keeping a classroom of 40 4th grade students engaged in your videoconference!"
— Laura Haun, 4th Grade Teacher, Cary Elementary in Cary, North Carolina
"Thank you so much for the wonderful Skpe visit! The students went back to class telling their teacher all about it! Great interaction with them and a lot of information learned.”
— NaKeisha Chambers, Library Media Specialist, Vallejo Elementary in Dallas, Texas
"Thank you for offering a virtual author visit to our schools during Distance Learning Week! This was a great opportunity for our students to meet an author." — Jefferson Lewis BOCES School Library System, New York
"My students have a much better idea of what it is to be a poet. We will continue to work on our poetry creations. Thanks so much again! I look forward to working with you again another year! " — a 4th/5th grade teacher
"Mrs. Sklansky was engaging and really helped the students get excited about writing not just poetry, but all kinds of writing....She kept the attention of all the students the entire time. She permitted students the opportunity to participate by asking questions throughout the presentation and working their answers into the poems she was presenting. This was a very good program."
— School technology coordinator, 3rd and 4th grades
"As we write poems now in class, many of the students will make comments and show connections to the videoconference from Amy...They loved how she stated one should edit and revise 7-10 times. It made them realize that they need to slow down and more can be added to their poems. They also realized it takes time in creating a poem. They also loved how she wrote poems about her interests. I had one student go online and order one of her books. She is now reading it in class every day She is going to memorize many of Amy's poems for her presentation." — a 2nd Grade Teacher
"I liked that she read to us. It's not every day that you get to hear an author read the words she actually wrote." — 5th Grader at Star Center School in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
"Thank you so very much for reading with us today and answering our questions! It was a great experience for us! We look forward to reading more of your books." —Doreen Green-Pearl, Universal Literacy Coach, P.S. 306 in Queens, NY
"I liked that she took her time to read to us because we have never heard from an author of a book before." — 4th grader at Point O'View Elementary in Virginia Beach, Virginia
–Monika Stachurska, School Librarian, Whitchurch Primary School and Nursery in Stanmore, England
"Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with our kids with your “Inside a Poet’s Mind” program. I loved your ideas and thoughts about poetry as much as they did. I think it really helped to inspire some. They were writing away after you spoke." — Lori Shaw, 4th grade teacher, Cary Elementary in Cary, NC
"You engaged our third graders, shed light on the life of an author, and generously responded to their questions."
— May Yan, Hanh Vong, Greta Smith, Linh Huynh, Jenny Duque, 3rd grade teachers, Garvey School District in Rosemead, CA
"Thank you so much for taking the time to Skype with our second graders. They found the experience truly amazing. They asked such thoughtful questions and your answers deepened their understanding of both the writing process and collaboration.” — Nicole Kamphuis, Reading Specialist, Chegwin Elementary in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
"Your time spent with us was priceless. Many of the students came back to school on Monday and headed straight for the writing corner to create a book. You have inspired my students and I truly appreciate it! "
— Colleen Hoban, The Tatnall School in Wilmington, Delaware
"I really liked her. She wrote about dogs and I like dogs. She was funny. I want to write like her someday."
— Anna, 1st grade, Tatnall School in Wilmington, Delaware
“I loved being able to give my students the opportunity to meet an author. They really enjoyed asking her questions and learning about what it takes to write a book.”
— Carly Corrado, 2nd Grade Teacher, Whitman Elementary in Turnersville, New Jersey
"Amy Sklansky is wonderful! She afforded our kindergarten classes the opportunity to skype with her and it was just great ! Ms. Sklansky took the time to read two of her writings with the children, she answered questions and explained why and how she writes. The children were even treated to a preview of a soon-to-be-released new story. I really do not know who was more excited, the children or me!"
— Rita Murray, Kindergarten Teacher, A.D. Harrington Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Amy did a great job sharing her ideas with our students. She shared some of her poetry books, was very patient answering all their questions, and really got the children excited to write their own poems."
— Literacy Specialist at Wrightstown Elementary School in Wrightstown, Wisconsin
“ I like how she cooked a book. It showed the process to make a book. It was creative.”
— First grader at Brimmer and May School in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
"Thank you for meeting with my Kindergarten and 1st grade class yesterday. They really liked being able to ask an author questions and hear you read some of your poems!”
— Amy Mercado, Technology Educator, Unity Charter School in Morristown, New Jersey
"We are starting our poetry unit and many of the students were excited to hear Ms. Sklansky say that her ideas often came from everyday things such as her childhood dog. Ideas are often hard for the children to come up
with, and I heard several of my students starting to brainstorm lists of everyday things that they could write a poem about. Thank you for keeping a classroom of 40 4th grade students engaged in your videoconference!"
— Laura Haun, 4th Grade Teacher, Cary Elementary in Cary, North Carolina
"Thank you so much for the wonderful Skpe visit! The students went back to class telling their teacher all about it! Great interaction with them and a lot of information learned.”
— NaKeisha Chambers, Library Media Specialist, Vallejo Elementary in Dallas, Texas
"Thank you for offering a virtual author visit to our schools during Distance Learning Week! This was a great opportunity for our students to meet an author." — Jefferson Lewis BOCES School Library System, New York
"My students have a much better idea of what it is to be a poet. We will continue to work on our poetry creations. Thanks so much again! I look forward to working with you again another year! " — a 4th/5th grade teacher
"Mrs. Sklansky was engaging and really helped the students get excited about writing not just poetry, but all kinds of writing....She kept the attention of all the students the entire time. She permitted students the opportunity to participate by asking questions throughout the presentation and working their answers into the poems she was presenting. This was a very good program."
— School technology coordinator, 3rd and 4th grades
"As we write poems now in class, many of the students will make comments and show connections to the videoconference from Amy...They loved how she stated one should edit and revise 7-10 times. It made them realize that they need to slow down and more can be added to their poems. They also realized it takes time in creating a poem. They also loved how she wrote poems about her interests. I had one student go online and order one of her books. She is now reading it in class every day She is going to memorize many of Amy's poems for her presentation." — a 2nd Grade Teacher
"I liked that she read to us. It's not every day that you get to hear an author read the words she actually wrote." — 5th Grader at Star Center School in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
"Thank you so very much for reading with us today and answering our questions! It was a great experience for us! We look forward to reading more of your books." —Doreen Green-Pearl, Universal Literacy Coach, P.S. 306 in Queens, NY
"I liked that she took her time to read to us because we have never heard from an author of a book before." — 4th grader at Point O'View Elementary in Virginia Beach, Virginia