Coordinator of Learning Support

• Aug 2023 - Present

SETSS (Special Education Teacher Support Services) Provider

• Sep 2019 - Present

Support Teacher at Schechter Manhattan Improve special needs students’ skills in reading, writing, and mathematics, for grades K-8, addressing goals from Individualized Education Services Program (IESP) and incorporating push-in and pull-out methods. Advise and consult with classroom teachers regarding curricula. Formulate progress reports describing students’ strengths, accomplishments, and needs. Support Teacher at Schechter Manhattan Improve special needs students’ skills in reading, writing, and mathematics, for grades K-8, addressing goals from Individualized Education Services Program (IESP) and incorporating push-in and pull-out methods. Advise and consult with classroom teachers regarding curricula. Formulate progress reports describing students’ strengths, accomplishments, and needs.

Developmental Evaluator/Educational Evaluator

• Nov 2011 - Present

Perform formal and informal developmental evaluations, assessing infants, toddlers and preschoolers in all areas of development, including cognitive, social-emotional, motor, adaptive or self-help, and language. Interview parents and caregivers; use a combination of assessment tools (e.g., DAYC-2, HELP) and informed clinical opinion to determine need for special education services ("Special Instruction") and make specific recommendations for each child. Perform formal and informal developmental evaluations, assessing infants, toddlers and preschoolers in all areas of development, including cognitive, social-emotional, motor, adaptive or self-help, and language. Interview parents and caregivers; use a combination of assessment tools (e.g., DAYC-2, HELP) and informed clinical opinion to determine need for special education services ("Special Instruction") and make specific recommendations for each child.

Learning Specialist, Maternity Leave Replacement/Part-Time

• Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

Taught special needs students Literacy and Math skills, following push-in and pull-out model, grades K-4. Used Wilson Fundations. Created lesson plans, wrote progress reports and collaborated with the learning specialist on-leave to write report cards. Taught special needs students Literacy and Math skills, following push-in and pull-out model, grades K-4. Used Wilson Fundations. Created lesson plans, wrote progress reports and collaborated with the learning specialist on-leave to write report cards.

Learning and Enrichment Specialist, Maternity Leave Replacement

• Dec 2018 - Mar 2019

Provide academic support and enrichment to students, one-on-one and in small groups, in various areas of learning, including reading, writing, mathematics and Judaic Studies, including Hebrew, incorporating both pull-out and inclusion methods. Use Wilson Fundations and Orton-Gillingham. Assess students’ strengths and areas of challenge, design and implement appropriate academic support. Participate in Child Study Team meetings, contact and meet with parents. Write student progress reports. Provide academic support and enrichment to students, one-on-one and in small groups, in various areas of learning, including reading, writing, mathematics and Judaic Studies, including Hebrew, incorporating both pull-out and inclusion methods. Use Wilson Fundations and Orton-Gillingham. Assess students’ strengths and areas of challenge, design and implement appropriate academic support. Participate in Child Study Team meetings, contact and meet with parents. Write student progress reports.

Special Education Itinerant Teacher, Independent Contractor

• Jan 2014 - May 2014

Provided support services to special needs preschooler in a classroom environment. Collaborated and consulted with classroom teachers. Provided support services to special needs preschooler in a classroom environment. Collaborated and consulted with classroom teachers.

Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT), per diem

• Jan 2013 - May 2013

Provided support services to special needs preschooler in home environmnt, following goals of Individualized Education Program. Provided support services to special needs preschooler in home environmnt, following goals of Individualized Education Program.

Special Instructor

• Aug 1997 - Jul 2012

Provided special education services for infants and toddlers, teaching to improve play, self-help, motor, and language, pre-school readiness, and behavior. Taught parents, teachers and caregivers therapeutic techniques and about child’s developmental needs. Wrote notes/reports and communicate with clinicians, teachers and parents regarding goals and progress. Provided special education services for infants and toddlers, teaching to improve play, self-help, motor, and language, pre-school readiness, and behavior. Taught parents, teachers and caregivers therapeutic techniques and about child’s developmental needs. Wrote notes/reports and communicate with clinicians, teachers and parents regarding goals and progress.

Special Education Teacher Support/Learning Specialist

• Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

Tutored school-aged students, providing remediation in secular (Reading, Writing, Math) and Hebrew subjects. Followed both push-in and pull-out model. Collaborated with classroom teachers. Tutored school-aged students, providing remediation in secular (Reading, Writing, Math) and Hebrew subjects. Followed both push-in and pull-out model. Collaborated with classroom teachers.

Learning Specialist

• Dec 2005 - Mar 2007

Taught learning strategies to third and fourth graders with special needs, individually and in small groups. Followed both push-in and pull-out models. Assessed students’ needs on an ongoing basis. Wrote student progress reports describing students’ strengths, accomplishments, and needs. Used a variety of techniques in all academic areas, mostly reading, language arts, writing and mathematics. Applied Wilson Language Fundations (K-3) and Wilson Reading System (K-12) method in reading and writing. Created and used related games and activities. Helped prepare students for New York State English Language Arts (ELA) test. Consulted and collaborated with teachers regularly; Maintained regular contact with parents and private tutors by email and phone regarding students’ progress and needs; met with them as needed. Show less

SETTS/Resource Room Teacher

• 2000 - 2002

Contracted with the New York City Department of Education as SETSS provider Taught learning challenged students, grades 6-8, individually and in small groups, pull-out. Provided students with methods and strategies for improving in all academic areas, i.e., phonics, reading comprehension, written language and organization, and mathematics. Wrote goals for each student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). Contracted with the New York City Department of Education as SETSS provider Taught learning challenged students, grades 6-8, individually and in small groups, pull-out. Provided students with methods and strategies for improving in all academic areas, i.e., phonics, reading comprehension, written language and organization, and mathematics. Wrote goals for each student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP).