Katie Soto
Middle School ESL Teacher | Poughkeepsie, NY
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Katie Soto has been an ESL teacher for the past 16 years. Katie currently teaches at Poughkeepsie Middle School in Poughkeepsie, NY. Her students are primarily native Spanish-speakers. She teaches all levels of ELLs, from newcomers to advanced level long-term LEPs. Prior to her work in Poughkeepsie, Katie taught EFL in Costa Rica, was a bilingual Parent Advocate for Head Start, and taught ELLs in Migrant Education summer school programs.
Katie is featured in our classroom video below, Answering Guiding Questions with Middle School ELLs. To see materials and additional information, take a look at our related classroom module.