Welcome! I am Mrs. Clifford (not related to the Big Red Dog). It is hard to believe, but this is my twenty-eighth year teaching ESOL (English to Speakers of Other Languages) at Reeds Ferry School. Prior to coming to Merrimack, I taught at Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences and Tufts University. I love working with elementary grades and watch my students make steady progress. Besides helping my students acquire English language skills, I help them learn their new classroom curriculum concepts, academic vocabulary, and topics.   

My mental health counseling experience allows me to meet the social-emotional needs of my students who are trying to navigate the unfamiliar cultural traditions and practices and seamlessly fit into their mainstream classroom and school environments.