Billie Mullins
Reading Specialist, Tutor


I am a licensed teacher, reading specialist and special educator with 33 years of teaching experience in Virginia public schools. Throughout my career I have coached and taught hundreds of other teachers. At the university level I have taught classes in special education, early childhood education, and, at the graduate level, the teaching of reading.

The most important thing I want you to know about me is that I am a very good reading teacher. I am a student of the science and the art of reading instruction. Moreover, I know how to apply that study in very prescriptive ways to the practical needs of students.

The hummingbird in my Be A Reader! logo has a special meaning for me. It is a symbol of the joy that I personally have experienced throughout my life as a reader of the written word. It is also a symbol of what it feels like to nurture that same joy in a young reader who experiences it for the first time. 
        


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Testimonials

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I highly recommend Billie Mullins as a Literacy Specialist and diagnostician. I have had the pleasure of working with Ms. Mullins for over 20 years. She is a focused, organized, and passionate teacher who strives to be current in literacy research. She uses assessment data to make informed decisions and collaborates with parents and students to set goals for instruction and learning. Ms. Mullins blends over 36 years of teaching, research, and coaching with a passion for making all students successful, life-long readers.

Lynn Everett
M.Ed. Project Coordinator Virginia Tech | School of Education Training & Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC)

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Billie Mullins was my colleague and teaching partner for many years. I witnessed her passion for sharing a love of reading with children on a daily basis. Students could not help but want to share in her joy of reading really good books. Billie is highly skilled in assessing kids’ strengths and areas of needed instruction and competently helping them move forward in their reading development. I enthusiastically recommend her services. 

Gail K. 

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Billie Mullins is “that” teacher—the one who made that special imprint on your life; the one who made you love reading; the one that got you over that hump that no other teacher could reach. Ms. Mullins taught two of my children, each with their own challenges and preferences. My daughter just “didn’t like to read”—but thanks to Ms. Mullin’s attention and enthusiasm, she is now a daily reader and a great student. Our son always loved reading but faced medical obstacles that kept him out of the classroom. Ms. Mullins came to our house a few afternoons a week and kept him up to date with his classwork. He eventually returned to school, and we were so pleased to find that he didn’t miss a beat—thanks to the time, attention, and dedication of Ms. Mullins.

Lisa Beyer Scanlon