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Adriana Rodriguez

North Bergen,NJ

Summary

Versatile and dedicated Early Childhood Special Education Teacher highly skilled in working with children of Early Intervention Program . Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of ABA and educational programs. Exceptional skills working with parents, specialists and teachers to meet
educational needs of students

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Special Educator

TheraCare
New York, NY
11.2001 - Current
  • Providing individualized home based ABA services to children diagnosed with autism in Early Intervention Program.
  • Creating and implementing behavior programs for children according to the IFSP.
  • Providing home based Special Instruction services to children with cognitive delays in Early Intervention Program.
  • Developing interesting and interactive learning methods tailored to help children with special needs.
  • Delivering Telehealth for ABA and Special Instruction services.
  • Designing and implementing educational resources for parents to be used during Telehealth sessions.
  • Maintained consistent communication with parents, service coordinators and other providers in order to achieve the proposed outcomes and goals in the IFSP.
  • Creating progress reports and specific documentation to support children's needs.

Catechist Teacher

Church of Saint Joseph of the Palisades
West New York, NJ
10.2014 - 09.2020
  • Developed and implemented program of Catechetical program for children with special needs.
  • Researched new ideas for teaching material appropriate for children with especial needs.
  • Planned games and songs as part of catechetical program.
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans for weekly classes.
  • Assisted students during the mass.
  • Support students for their First Communion.

Speech-Language Pathologist

Colegio Albania
Mushaisa, Guajira - Colombia
11.1997 - 06.2001
  • Assessed cognitive, speech and language abilities to students age 5 to 12 years old.
  • Administrated standardized assessments for diagnosis of language, speech and learning disabilities.
  • Developed and implemented individualized plans for children with to address cognitive-communication skills, for children age 5 to 12 year old.
  • Facilitated group therapy sessions addressing social pragmatic skills in students.
  • Provided consultation to educators on learning and communication strategies to better classroom performance.
  • Developed workshops for teachers related with cognitive, language, reading and writing skills.
  • Developed program to increment learning skills in
    students 3rd and 4th grade.
  • Developed Math and Science curriculum for 3rd and 4th grade to students with learning difficulties.
  • Developed strategies and activities for Math and Science class for 3dr and 4th grade students with learning disabilities.

Education

Master of Science - Education Special Education Early Childhood

Touro College
New York, NY
01-2008

Bachelor of Science - Speech And Language Pathologist

Universidad Nacional De Colombia
Bogota, Colombia
07-1993

Some College (No Degree) - Board Certification Behavior Analisys

South Florida Institute of Technology
Miami, FL

Some College (No Degree) - Board Certification Behavior Analisys

University of North Texas
Denton, TX

Skills

  • Skills Development
  • Material Selection
  • Parent Communication
  • Behavior Intervention Plans
  • Group and Individual Instruction
  • Child Development
  • Design educational resources
  • Training and development strategies
  • Bilingual

Languages

Spanish
Full Professional
English
Professional

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Catechist Teacher

Church of Saint Joseph of the Palisades
10.2014 - 09.2020

Special Educator

TheraCare
11.2001 - Current

Speech-Language Pathologist

Colegio Albania
11.1997 - 06.2001

Master of Science - Education Special Education Early Childhood

Touro College

Bachelor of Science - Speech And Language Pathologist

Universidad Nacional De Colombia

Some College (No Degree) - Board Certification Behavior Analisys

South Florida Institute of Technology

Some College (No Degree) - Board Certification Behavior Analisys

University of North Texas
Adriana Rodriguez