Deirdre Gatti Email & Phone Number

Collingswood, NJ

Westville, NJ

Teacher of day training class for severely disabled students, grade 10-12. Teach life skills activities including cooking and horticulture. Accompany students on Community-Based Outings. Encourage use of adaptive switches via activities. Create small-group, station-based, lesson plans and coordinate classroom schedule with staff and classroom nurses.

Cherry Hill, NJ

Worked with students needing extra support in a regular classroom setting. Assisted students with organizational skills, behavioral issues, and academic support. Worked with teachers to adapt assignments and tests for students in accordance with the I.E.P. Updated school e-board for parents and students with announcements and assignments due.

Audubon, NJ

Worked with Autistic teenagers (ages 16-18) in a pre- vocational/ academic setting.

Haddonfield, NJ

Worked with 18-21 in a vocational/ academic setting. Kept behavior data and wrote lesson plans that focused on functional skills.

Collingswood, NJ

Specialized in working with students physically or behaviorally unable to attend school. Met with students in home or library setting. Followed lesson plans from teacher and grade papers. Gave quarterly grades and maintain communication with teacher and parent.Previously taught twin sisters with Cerebral Palsy in their home over a period of several years..

Audubon, NJ

Taught 15-year-old girl homebound with health-related issues. Implement English and History teachers' lesson plans. Developed a strong working rapport with student that has enabled her to stay focused on her studies.Taught 16-year-old girl with behavioral difficulties. Carried out English teacher’s lesson plans. Worked in conjunction with school Guidance.

Camden, NJ

Taught class of 17- to 21-year-old Behaviorally-Challenged students. Created an academic setting where students could learn at their own pace. Developed a classroom name in order to build a much-needed sense of community. Established school store where students earned “Gatti Dollars” based on classroom behavior and work accomplished according to.

Camden, NJ

Taught homebound Multiply-Disabled five-year-old. Provided educational services and assisted student with transition to Kindergarten by simulating classroom situations. Completed progress reports.

Camden, NJ

Taught Autistic five- to seven-year-olds. Utilized an intensive Discrete Trial method to teach colors, shapes, letters, verbal and non-verbal imitation as well as fine motor skills such as cutting paper and sorting. Kept detailed student graphs regarding student progress in Discrete Trial. Taught Art and Physical Education classes.