She has been a classroom teacher, a Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, and a Literacy Advisor to the New Zealand Ministry of Education. She taught graduate and undergraduate teachers at Auckland University, Massey University, and Rhode Island College.
Sandra has made many presentations at international and national conferences in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. She has also provided professional development to school districts in California, Florida, New York, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Sandra has authored numerous children’s books and teacher resource materials.