Experience

CREST Collaborative

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reading Specialist

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Reading Public Schools

• Third Grade Teacher

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2022

• First Grade Teacher

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2020



Wood End Elementary School

• Reading, Massachusetts

• Kindergarten Teacher

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2019



Reading Public Schools

• Title I Coordinator

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2018

  • Prepare all required monthly and annual reports and maintain all appropriate Title I records for the Town of Reading.• Remain current on laws and requirements regarding the Title I Program and meet with RPS administrators to implement regulations. • Monitor Title I schools for adherence to all Title I guidelines and regulations. • Oversee the development and implementation of parental involvement activities related to Title I requirements.• Facilitated the FY 14 Coordinated Program Review (occurs every six years) for the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Show less

• Title 1 Literacy Specialist ~ Writing Coach

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2018

  • Administer a variety of literacy assessments (including the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment, DIBELS and District Determined Measures-DDMs- for writing) to students in grades K through 5 to determine Title I eligibility as well to inform intervention instruction.• Collaborate with classroom teachers in Title I schools to analyze data and determine the best instructional methods for teaching writing.• Model whole class writing mini-lessons for classroom teachers using the Lucy Calkins Units of Study.• Provide small-group intervention to targeted Title I students following whole class mini-lessons.• Hosted and provided positive pre-practicum experience for two graduate students in the Literacy and Language Master’s Degree Program at Boston University. Show less



Lexington Public Schools

• Literacy Specialist/ Coach

  • Aug 2010 - Jul 2011

  Provided job-embedded professional development regarding research-based literacy instruction to K-5 classroom teachers. Established trusting relationships with staff through interactions including staff presentations, study groups, co-teaching, modeling mini-lessons, observing lessons and providing feedback during one-to-one conferences. Hosted and provided a positive pre-practicum experience for a graduate student in the Literacy and Language Program at Boston University. Presented ideas to parents for incorporating fun literacy activities into their daily summer routines with their children at a Title 1 Literacy/Numeracy night. Attained seven credits in coursework this past year to update my knowledge of best literacy practices for elementary classrooms including: word study instruction, vocabulary and concept development, reading and writing workshops and integrating literacy and science inquiry. Show less



Fiske School Lexington, MA

• Literacy Specialist

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2008

  Grades Kindergarten through Five Administered a variety of literacy assessments (including the DRA2, DRA2 Word Analysis, DIBELS, and the Clay Observation Survey) to students in grades K through 5 to determine eligibility for reading services as well to inform intervention instruction. Provided small-group reading intervention to struggling readers. Instructional sessions occurred 4 times a week for 30 minutes and included: rereading a familiar book to develop fluency, a guided reading lesson with a new book, phonics/ comprehension strategy instruction based on the students' needs and a take home book/activity. Collaborated with other staff during Teacher Support Team (TST) meetings, literacy department meetings and special education team meetings regularly contributing information regarding assessment results and intervention strategies as they pertained to our struggling readers. Facilitated an action research project with a team of 4th grade teachers analyzing the following question: What strategies can we implement to close the achievement gap and bring all students to a level of proficient in reading and writing? Contacted parents, sending newsletters and email updates giving an overview of the skills students have learned as well as helpful tips to promote reading skills at home. Show less



North Reading Middle School

• Reading Consultant

  • Sep 2002 - Jun 2003

  Grades Six through Eight Taught reading comprehension strategies to struggling readers based on their individual learning needs. Consulted with students' teachers weekly to design reading lessons that tied in with their content area classes. Used both informal and formal assessments to determine each student's learning needs to inform instruction. Wrote reading goals and objectives for students' Individualized Education Plans and attended meetings with parents and teachers to discuss each student's literacy strengths and needs. Analyzed the 2002 Language Arts MCAS results for the school determining curriculum areas that need to be aligned with the state's curriculum framework and reported findings to the Language Arts Chairperson. Devised and conducted a classroom based inquiry project to determine strategies for motivating struggling seventh grade readers to read for enjoyment. Presented a professional development workshop titled Reading in the Content Areas to the school's Social Studies Department and at a NELMS conference. Show less



North Reading Middle School

• Grade 6 Teacher

  • Jan 1997 - Jun 2000

  Language Arts and Social Studies Language Arts Utilized a variety of student-centered instructional strategies to teach reading comprehension, spelling, grammar, vocabulary and writing skills, to approximately thirty students. Differentiated instructional strategies based on students' learning styles in the areas of oral language, written expression, oral reading, silent reading, spelling and vocabulary skills. Trained students to use the Writing Process by providing a variety of authentic assessments each quarter, including checkpoints for rough drafts and revisions and a grading rubric for each final product. Created exams using questioning strategies similar to those found on the MCAS exams. These included multiple choice, short answer and open response questions. Responses were graded with rubrics modeled after those used for the MCAS exam. Social Studies Taught World Geography to approximately eighty students using differentiated instruction based on students' learning preferences. Developed lessons that promoted cooperative learning, holding each student accountable for a unique aspect of the lesson. Show less