Miriam McGill

Born and raised in Germany, Miriam holds dual Master’s degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education from the University of Heidelberg. For more than twenty-five years, she has worked with children in the U.S. and abroad. Miriam has provided instruction in Montessori classrooms, public charter schools, international programs, and exceptional student services teams. While in Italy, she taught English and German as second languages and served as an examiner for immigration and visa-related language certifications.

In her role as a Reading Specialist, Miriam has guided hundreds of students toward confident reading by tailoring lessons to their unique needs.

Miriam and her husband, Chris, keep busy raising three teenage boys, two therapy dogs, and a small flock of backyard chickens. In her free time, Miriam enjoys writing books for early readers, designing southwest-inspired wall art, lifting heavy things at the gym, and visiting new Tucson restaurants.