Aleta Thompson

Aleta Thompson, MA, has been an educator for 50 years and has worked as a teacher, literacy and instructional coach, and curriculum writer. She taught high school English, including theatre, journalism, and Advanced Placement Literature, for 28 years, and spent 22 years as a literacy coach, most recently working with K–12 and preservice teachers through the University of Delaware’s Professional Development Center for Educators.

She is a coauthor of Differentiated Literacy Instruction in Grades 6–8: Strategies and Resources with Sharon Walpole and Sara E. Merkle. Published information also notes that Thompson has worked with local theatres as a director, actor, and stage manager, and studied Shakespeare in England with the National Endowment for Humanities and the English-Speaking Union.