I have been teaching for 6 years. I have been a special education teacher for 6 years and have been focusing on autism for the last 5 years. My first year I worked with students with behavior issues, then two years with students with severe autism. For the last three years I've been teaching in a virtual school. I focus on reading. I also teach social skills and study skills. I have worked with students ranging from kindergarten through ninth grade and have enjoyed all of my experiences. Reading skills are so important that no matter what I am working with a student on, be it science, social studies, or even math, we will be practicing and improving out reading skills in that area of study.