Melissa Youkhana
Early Childhood Special Education at Westbrook Elementary School- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Westbrook Elementary School
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United States
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Early Childhood Special Education
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Jan 2015 - Present
• Implementing PT/OT strategies and routines for motor movement • Collaborating with teacher and staff to improve student’s goals and performance • Prompting daily visuals to direct and communicate with student for lessons, daily schedule, and centers • Coordinating with team to develop a behavior chart for students who needed extra reinforcement • Applying new strategies for student in crisis when developed plan was not motivating • Demonstrating proper letter formation and sounds by using Handwriting Without Tears and Jolly Phonics • Motivating and engaging students by using various technology and manipulative • Monitoring and assisting classroom students during small group and centers • Facilitating classroom by leading daily lessons when teacher was not present • Supporting a different classroom for a student who needed a one on one due to her physical needs and movement when her assistant was on leave
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Highland Elementary School
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United States
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Special Education Teacher Assistant
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Aug 2011 - Aug 2013
• Collaborated with teachers and special services team to develop crisis plan • Behavior analysis/assessment techniques to detect conflict • Trained employee on student’s behavior management • Analyzed and applied plan for individual improvement • Consistently applying new strategies and techniques on a crisis student • Demonstrated various positions when coverage was needed in classrooms and school secretary • Supervised student and teacher aide during crisis and conflict
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Pre-school/ After School Care Teacher Aide
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Aug 2000 - Jun 2010
• Educated pre-school students in social and emotional development • Supervised childcare center’s students and staff upon director’s request • Managed data entry and record keeping of accounts • Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure • Prepared and organized paperwork and other materials needed for meeting and conferences • Scheduled meeting and appointments for conferences and testing’s • Educated pre-school students in social and emotional development • Supervised childcare center’s students and staff upon director’s request • Managed data entry and record keeping of accounts • Ability to multi-task and work well under pressure • Prepared and organized paperwork and other materials needed for meeting and conferences • Scheduled meeting and appointments for conferences and testing’s
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Education
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National-Louis University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Elementary Education and Teaching/LBS 1 Endorsement -
The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Media Arts and Animation