Amber Combs Email & Phone Number

Southfield, Michigan

Instructed and assessed 22 second grade students in all core subject areas. Spent one week as lead teacher in the classroom. Weekly met and communicated with grade level staff to create lesson objectives for all second grade students. Managed daily math groups that focused on mastery performance of addition facts and fluency. Gathered and assigned books to students in two guided reading groups. Implemented research-based classroom management strategies including: behavior flip chart system and Give Me Five. Participated in staff meetings and community grade level meetings.

Worked as a receptionist in a senior citizen assistant living community. Communicated directly with residents, families, and staff. Answered phone calls for residents, filed resident paperwork, relayed requests from residents to aides and nurses. Entertained residents when aides requested. Redirected residents when attempting to leave the building and kept track of all who entered and left the building.College of Education and Human Development Admissions and Advising Office

Worked directly with University students, families, and staff to make appointments, file, answer phone calls and answer basic advising questions. Sat down with potential students/special education majors to discuss why I chose to attend Western.

Instructed and assessed 12 two and a half to five year old preschool aged at risk students. Developed lessons using the Reading First Program. Individualized lessons were based on student needs and abilities. Aided in implementing concepts to enhance pre-readiness skills prior to Kindergarten. Encouraged students to express their feelings. Supported gains in self-confidence and the ability to get along with others. Planned and assisted with Parent Teacher Conferences.

Tutored three first grade students in an after school program. Planned and implemented all lessons in reading and math. Collaborated with peer to create co-taught lessons. Implemented research-based strategies in number recognition, addition, and classroom management. Set goals with students to be reached by the end of the semester. Performed avid progress monitoring and weekly assessments in number recognition, addition, and phoneme segmentation.

Assisted with grading, student behavior, and teaching sixth and eighth grade social studies. Instructed and progress monitored a student with a learning disability. Created co-taught lessons with a fellow pre-intern.

Assisted with grading, monitoring, and teaching in an eighth grade social studies classroom. Focused on a student with a mild cognitive impairment, assisted student with how to graph xy coordinates on a map using task analysis.Hillside Learning and Behavior Center

Assisted with classroom management and individualized instruction in a self contained classroom for upper elementary/early middle school aged students on the Autism spectrum.

Worked with upper elementary students on various life skills and academics. Assisted with weekly trips to local restaurants where students would practice how to communicate and act when out in the community.

Planned and conducted whole group lessons focusing on math, social studies and language arts. Supported mentor teacher with classroom management and procedures.