{"id":11248,"date":"2024-03-06T14:07:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T22:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/?page_id=11248"},"modified":"2025-08-15T22:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T06:50:14","slug":"nika-fabienke-profile-expert-advice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/nika-fabienke-profile-expert-advice","title":{"rendered":"Nika Fabienke Profile &#8211; Expert Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-profile-banner has-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(45,86,190) 0%,rgb(85,36,188) 100%)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nika-Fabienke-Profile-Headshot.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7257\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nika-Fabienke-Profile-Headshot.png 272w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Nika-Fabienke-Profile-Headshot-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-advice-profile-info has-background\" style=\"background-color:#dfe4ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-advice-profile-title\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-inner-profile-group has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:10px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading aofl-after-checkmark-green has-text-color\" style=\"color:#033eaa\">Dr. Nika Fabienke <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#767676;font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>Senior Director, Curriculum Planning<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aofl-no-margin aofl-no-padding has-text-color\" style=\"color:#02408e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.5\">Dr. Nika Fabienke leads teams at Age of Learning who design curriculum and learning experiences for the digital environment. Prior to her work at the Age of Learning, Dr. Fabienke was a teacher, district curriculum specialist, and educational consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aofl-no-margin aofl-no-padding has-text-color\" style=\"color:#02408e;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.5\">Dr. Fabienke has helped teachers and administrators bring rigorous, research-based, culturally responsive instruction to young learners. She earned a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Chapman University and a Doctorate of Education in Teacher Education in Multicultural Settings (TEMS) from the University of Southern California. Dr. Fabienke combines practical knowledge from the classroom, road-tested wisdom from professional development work, and formal academic understanding of the science of how children learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aofl-no-padding\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-dots aofl-ExAdvice-dots\" style=\"background-color:#35b0fe;color:#35b0fe\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aofl-reviews-yellow-btn\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/abcmouse-curriculum-experts\" style=\"color:#02408e;background-color:#ffe63e;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet Our ABCmouse Curriculum Experts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading aofl-advice-post-heading\">More From Dr. Nika Fabienke<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"9\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-9\" class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul style=\"color:#01075f; letter-spacing:0.5px;\" class=\"columns-3 aofl-advice-profile-posts wp-block-post-template has-text-color is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-6d3fbd8f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-42041\" class=\"wp-block-post post-42041 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice tag-1st-grade tag-2nd-grade tag-english-language-arts tag-first-grade tag-kindergarten tag-phonics tag-preschool tag-reading tag-second-grade tag-verified-by-nika-fabienke\">\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blending-words-main-image-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blending-words-main-image-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blending-words-main-image-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blending-words-main-image-1200x521.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blending-words-main-image-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blending-words-main-image-1536x667.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/blending-words-main-image-2048x889.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#01075f;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7b72746bac6729e02a2f51c7a3eb9984 wp-block-post-title has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/advice\/blending-words\/42041\" target=\"_self\" >Easy Ways to Teach Blending Words\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"color:#01075f;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8865bb1071a46029123d76d0d8967a9f wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Teach young readers to blend words with these fun strategies and activities! Discover phonics blending techniques, examples, and hands-on learning tips.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/advice\/blending-words\/42041\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-38072\" class=\"wp-block-post post-38072 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice tag-1st-grade tag-2nd-grade tag-english-language-arts tag-first-grade tag-kindergarten tag-reading tag-second-grade tag-verified-by-nika-fabienke\">\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-closed-syllable.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-closed-syllable.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-closed-syllable-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/open-closed-syllable-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#01075f;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7b72746bac6729e02a2f51c7a3eb9984 wp-block-post-title has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/advice\/open-and-closed-syllables\/38072\" target=\"_self\" >Open and Closed Syllables\u00a0&#8211; Teaching Tips and Activities<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"color:#01075f;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-8865bb1071a46029123d76d0d8967a9f wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Explore fun activities and tips to teach open and closed syllables. 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Discover teaching tips, examples of vowel team combinations, and engaging activities to make learning&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/advice\/what-is-a-vowel-team\/37831\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-37272\" class=\"wp-block-post post-37272 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice tag-kindergarten tag-pre-k tag-reading tag-spelling tag-verified-by-nika-fabienke\">\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CVC-words-mom-reading-with-child.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CVC-words-mom-reading-with-child.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CVC-words-mom-reading-with-child-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CVC-words-mom-reading-with-child-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"color:#01075f;\" class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7b72746bac6729e02a2f51c7a3eb9984 wp-block-post-title has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abcmouse.com\/learn\/advice\/what-are-cvc-words\/37272\" target=\"_self\" >What Are CVC Words? 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