Chalyn Faye Valdez Email & Phone Number

- Facilitate a full 1-hour class sessions to Kindergarten (5-6 years old) classes about twice a week- Receive virtual training from my K-grade manager on how to lead an enthusiastic class that fit my students educational needs, such as watching training videos for each lesson and recording and sending mock teaching videos to the lead team- Host office hours once a week to help students that are struggling with homework material and to introduce challenging questions

- Perform accessibility checks on teaching content using the Asana platform, ensuring that a disability studies perspective was inputted on the content creation - Proofread and edited the Curriculum Handbook for creativity and cohesiveness, further collaborating with the Instructional Design Specialist on how to improve the workspace- Review the content of the Guitar Curriculum and adjusted for any issues regarding accessibility, such as taking into account color sensitivity, size, and etc. that may affect students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Intern 8 hours/week and provide intensive treatment for children ages 2-6 years old with ASD- Create programs that allow the child in developing skills to better adapt in general education classes- Collaborate with classroom therapists on how to improve child's treatment plan- Shadow child's session with Speech Pathologist, enhancing their language and social skills- Assist in redirecting the children when transitioning to difference activities throughout the day

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Monitor the client's well-being throughout the shift, ensuring that they attend therapy sessions during the week- Prompted clients in attending weekend activities to engage with others - Communicated with shift leads and supervisors in times of crisis and develop problem-solving methods- Attended consultation meetings with the OCD and Anxiety Program members and director in order to dive deep into the diagnosis the treatment of the clients

Los Angeles, California, United States

Language and Cognitive Development Lab: 1. Social Cue Study- our research interests include finding the association between the use of nouns/pronouns and social cues, such as pointing/showing and how this relationship can determine or predict a child's language development. - as a research assistant, we use behavioral coding from videos of the interactions between child and parent in their natural environment, noting the nouns/pronouns used in the utterances and coding for the presence of pointing/showing within these utterances.2. Learning About Science Podcast Study and Families and Podcast Study - transcribed children's responses to questions about the science podcast- conducted virtual study sessions with families- learned the basic of python and cosine similarity for semantic text analysis3. Independent Research- determined differences in parent-child interactions dependent on a developmental disability - utilized CHILDES TalkBank transcript to code for labeling and description use by parent - discovered attentional deficits in atypical children and how this affects their language development

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Used the scientific discipline of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) to improve positive behavior and decrease maladaptive behaviors for children with developmental disabilities, such as those in the autism spectrum- collected data and used data analysis to track the client's progress throughout the sessions- collaborated with Program Managers and Clinical Supervisors to develop programs and tasks for the client's improvement in behavior

Northern Lights Cafe

I made handmade KPOP-themed prints and sold it on my personal Etsy shop. Items ranged from memo pads, polaroid prints, stickers, and etc.

Woodbridge, Virginia, United States

-Managed and fulfilled the online orders by finding the merchandise on the floor and packing them for the customer-Organized the merchandise on the floor and processed new shipments

Lodi, California, United States

-taught classes as big as 20-30 students composed of young children as young as the age of three-worked with children with a variety of learning and social deficits and implemented intervention methods to facilitate a more positive and helpful learning environment for my students-hosted/organized bonding events, such as Valentine's Day, Halloween, and Christmas parties-judged at Regional and National Tournaments (poomsae, sparring)

California, United States

2nd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo

Master'S Degree, Development And Socialization In Childhood And Adolescence

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Taekwondo, Expressive Movement Initiative (EMI)

Minor, Disability Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology

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Activities and Societies: Key Club, UNICEF, Science Olympiad, California Scholarship Foundation (CSF)