Experience

Reading Futures
• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Reading Interventionist

  • Jan 2023 - Present

READ 718
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Read Up Teacher

  • Oct 2022 - Present


Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Reading Intervention Teacher

  • Aug 2017 - Jun 2022

  *Used a combination of formal and informal assessments to plan and teach targeted small group and 1:1 interventions combining phonics, word study, vocabulary, reading comprehension, spelling and writing. In the 2021-2022 school year students grew between 2-6 reading levels in a 12-week trimester. *Scheduled and conducted school-wide reading assessments. Determined student placement in intervention classes. Created student and teacher schedules. Maintained student reading data and monitored student progress. *Updated literacy intervention curricula. Improved alignment with research-proven instructional methods. Made materials and practices more culturally responsive. Streamlined differentiated lesson-planning and increased teacher buy-in. Managed curricular materials. *Designed and conducted presentations, demo lessons, and 1:1 coaching for teachers to build teacher knowledge of reading acquisition theory and best practices, support implementation of reading intervention curricula, and empower teachers to plan targeted individualized reading instruction for their students. Show less



Deep Creek Middle School

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Middle School Science and Community Outreach Teacher

  • Aug 2007 - Jun 2010

  *Designed and led Grade 7 Field Trip Series during which students spent six-weeks investigating the marine habitats surrounding the school, learning to snorkel, and building teamwork and communication skills. *Acted as the literacy coordinator. Created a school-wide objectives-based independent reading program, led staff development in teaching literacy in the content areas and supported the ELA teacher in beginning implementation of Reader’s Workshop. *Designed and led Grade 7 Field Trip Series during which students spent six-weeks investigating the marine habitats surrounding the school, learning to snorkel, and building teamwork and communication skills. *Acted as the literacy coordinator. Created a school-wide objectives-based independent reading program, led staff development in teaching literacy in the content areas and supported the ELA teacher in beginning implementation of Reader’s Workshop.



Richard J. Murphy K-8 School

• 5th Grade Teacher

  • Aug 2005 - Jun 2007

  *Differentiated instruction and made accommodations for all students including those on Individualized Education Plans and students with unidentified learning differences. *Analyzed school-wide structures for supporting struggling students and made recommendations for improvement as a member of the teacher-led Cross-Role Cohort team. *Coordinated voluntary cross-school classroom observations to provide and receive feedback on classroom instruction and management. *Differentiated instruction and made accommodations for all students including those on Individualized Education Plans and students with unidentified learning differences. *Analyzed school-wide structures for supporting struggling students and made recommendations for improvement as a member of the teacher-led Cross-Role Cohort team. *Coordinated voluntary cross-school classroom observations to provide and receive feedback on classroom instruction and management.