Aysha Siddiqui is a kindergarten teacher for Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon. She holds a B.S. in Child and Family Studies from Baylor University and a M.S. in Education from Johns Hopkins University. Aysha has a passion for teaching children to read and write; she also believes greatly in the importance of mentoring new educators in literacy and child development. In her free time, Aysha enjoys the outdoors, cooking, reading and journaling.