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title: Johnson Selected as National Teacher of the Month for December 2022
description: Brittany Johnson, a 1st Grade Inclusion Teacher at Lulu Ross Elementary School (DE), is the Open Up Resources Teacher of the Month for December 2022.
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# [Johnson Selected as National Teacher of the Month for December 2022](https://news.openupresources.org/johnson-selected-as-national-teacher-of-the-month-for-december-2022)

 Written by [Open Up Resources](https://news.openupresources.org/author/open-up-resources) | Dec 18, 2022, 2:54:30 AM

Brittany Johnson, a 1st Grade Inclusion Teacher at Lulu Ross Elementary School (DE), has been named the Open Up Resources Teacher of the Month for December 2022. Johnson is being recognized for her outstanding work in her classroom and ongoing support of teachers across the country as a member of the Open Up Resources National Professional Learning Community.

Johnson’s work with [*Bookworms K–5 Reading and Writing*](https://openupresources.org/ela-curriculum/bookworms-k-5-reading-writing-curriculum/) makes her one of the most innovative teachers in the country. The *Bookworms K–5 Reading and Writing* curriculum inspires a new way of teaching language arts by engaging students through compelling, real-world content to build equitable and inclusive learning opportunities.

Starla Plummer, a colleague at Lulu Ross Elementary School, nominated Johnson for her passion and commitment to her students. Plummer shared, “Brittany is a very dedicated teacher. She not only is dedicated to all of her students, she is dedicated to her colleagues. Brittany is very organized, and she assists the members of the 1st grade team stay organized with all of the changes in *Bookworms*! I appreciate ALL that Brittany does!”

Johnson shared that there is an evident love for reading that *Bookworms K–5 Reading & Writing* has brought out in her students. She explained, “While the results our school has seen in our data since developing *Bookworms* is impressive, I think the greatest success that any teacher could share about using *Bookworms* is the intrinsic love of reading that has developed in our students. Students **want** to read – they love being able to re-read past Shared Reading Texts with friends, they look for the familiar characters and authors in the library when choosing their own books and they love listening to and discussing our ELA read-alouds at the carpet. Learning to read can be seen as a daunting task for a six-year-old, so to see students get excited about reading and books again is a huge win!” 

Also, she offered some insight for folks considering adoption of *Bookworms K–5 Reading & Writing*: “If you are looking for an evidence-based curriculum that produces results AND life-long readers, *Bookworms* is it.”

Open Up Resources is a non-profit on a mission to increase equity in education by making excellent, top-rated curricula freely available to districts. You can learn more at [www.openupresources.org](http://www.openupresources.org/).

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