I am a passionate special educator with 10 years of experience in NYC. I began my career as a lead English teacher in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and have since achieved my masters degree in Special Education and never looked back. I have been a special educator in both ICT classrooms and small group reading intervention for the last 9 years and honed my skills as a reading interventionist. My students have achieved the highest levels of growth on nationally used reading assessments such as the MAP exam. I specialize in small group guided reading including phonics and morpheme instruction. I've been trained in multiple curriculums including Wilson, Orton-Gillingham, Fountas and Pinnell, iReady, Lexia, and Read180. Currently, I am also the Special Education Department Chair and Coordinator, providing case management and professional development on IEP writing and progress monitoring for my school staff.