Abby Zwetchkenbaum Gibson, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

I am the founder and lead educator at AZ Education LLC. I provide academic intervention to students K-12, often students with Language Based Learning Differences, in reading and writing. I am an Orton-Gillingham associate.

Orton-Gillingham (O-G) is a structured, sequential, and multi-sensory approach to the teaching of reading (decoding) and spelling (encoding) to students. All learning modalities are engaged during a lesson (auditory, visual, tactile, and kinesthetic). Since O-G is diagnostic-prescriptive in nature, the teacher designs individualized lessons that include specific strategies that enable each learner to be successful. As students are directly and explicitly taught new skills, they continue to review previously taught materials to a level of automaticity. This cumulative approach to learning allows a student to experience a high degree of success thus gaining in confidence as well as in skill. At a more advanced level of Orton-Gillingham, students work with Latin roots and affixes, Greek combining forms, accent patterns, and then apply this information to reading, writing, spelling, and vocabulary development.

Rhode Island

-Work individually with students to improve composition, speaking and comprehensions skills

Waltham, Ma

Lead teacher for two sections of Language Arts. Differentiated curriculum for students with Language Based Learning Disabilities.

Waltham, Massachusetts

5th Grade History and Homeroom Teacher at the Carroll School, a school for children with reading-based learning disabilities. Deliver differentiated curriculum to four sections of students.

Associate Teacher, 1st grade (Fall 2016), 6th grade Language Arts (Spring 2017)6th grade placement: -Create and teach original lessons plans and lead discussion on various novels such as Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, The Breadwinner and writing projects on poetry and nonfiction-Collaborate with licensed mentor teacher on classroom responsibilities including planning, grading and parent interaction 1st grade placement: -Created and taught original lesson plans as well as ones derived from Think Math!, Wilson’s FUNdations, and Lucy Calkins’ Reading and Writing Workshop for 20 studentsDifferentiated small group math activities to support different learning needs. -Assessed students’ reading on a daily basis to monitor growth in fluency, decoding, and comprehension-Led Responsive Classroom Morning Meeting once a week

Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

-Work with individual and small groups of fifth grade students leading literacy tutorials. -Facilitate academic and social growth with multiple second grade students on Individualized Education Plans. -Maintain close contact with students' parents and guardians.

Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

-Interview prospective Bates College students and provide written evaluation for admission committee.--Lead information sessions and represent institution for prospective students and families.

Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

-Provide individual support to students for writing and speaking projects-Selected by Senior Theater Professor to mentor his first year class

Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

-Led tours for prospective students and parents-Represented institution at admissions events

Sweden, Maine

- Head bunk counselor for fifth and sixth grade age group; mentored bunk members - Monitored kids’ day-to-day needs- Swim instructor for campers ages 7-16; oversaw skill-building clinics

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Elementary Education And Teaching, K-6

Bachelor’S Degree, English Major With A Creative Writing Concentration, Spanish And Theater Minors

-Received 2015 Senseney Memorial Award for outstanding creative ability and promise in writing and the dramatic arts. -Completed year long.

High School

Activities and Societies: -Cum Laude -Recipient of Rhode Island Secretary of State Civic Leadership Award (2011) and Junior Award (2010).

Orton-Gillingham

Activities and Societies: Trained to teach direct and explicit Orton-Gillingham curriculum. Work to improve phonological processing.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba