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Reading, MA, US

Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States

Andover, MA

~ Spearheaded the development of a school library, acquiring and curating hundreds of books, including titles that reflect the diverse needs and backgrounds of students with special needs.~ Organized numerous book giveaway events for staff and students, distributing donated books to promote positive literacy experiences and encourage a love of.

Reading, Massachusetts

~Collaborated with parents, administrators and counselors to develop academic improvement plans for struggling students.~Integrated Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into academic learning to help students learn to persevere with challenging tasks and build resilience for later educational efforts.~Established and maintained positive classroom environments.

~Prepared all required monthly and annual reports and maintain all appropriate Title I records for the Town of Reading.~Remained current on laws and requirements regarding the Title I Program and meet with RPS administrators to implement regulations. ~Monitored Title I schools for adherence to all Title I guidelines and regulations. ~Oversaw the.

Reading, MA

~Administered 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.~Collaborated with classroom teachers in Title I schools to analyze data and.

Maria Hastings Elementary School

~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.

Fiske Elementary School

~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.

North Reading Middle School

Grades Six through EightTaught 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.

North Reading Middle School

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.

M. Ed., Consulting Teacher Of Reading

B. A., Education- Elementary And Middle School