Karla H. Frodsham
Vancouver
Summary
1.0 Early Childhood Special Education Teacher 1.0 Inclusion General Education Preschool Teacher 1.0 Inclusion Special Education Preschool Teacher
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Substitute Teacher
Evergreen School District
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Elementary substitute teacher in general and special education classrooms. The last three springs I opened a .5 early childhood sped overload classroom for 2005-2007.
Early Childhood Teacher
Vancouver Early Childhood Center
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Responsible for assessment and instruction of special education 4 year old students. Utilized the UPAS for evaluation and IEP writing.
LAP/Blended Kindergarten Teacher
Fruit Valley Elementary
01.1994 - 01.1995
- Responsible for teaching a LAP Kindergarten class which included students with IEPs. Worked closely with the kindergarten teachers to assure continuity of curriculum.
Early Childhood Teacher
Vancouver Early Childhood Center
01.1994 - 06.1994
- Responsible for assessment and instruction of special education 3-4 year old students.
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Vancouver Early Childhood Center
01.1987 - 01.1993
- I taught special education students ages 3-6. I utilized the UPAS for assessment and IEP writing. During the 1990-1991 school year I helped pilot a kindergarten program giving me responsibilities for four classes meeting twice a week in addition to the children attending their kindergarten classes at their home school. One day a week I observed students in their general education classroom.
ECSE Teacher
Salmon Creek Elementary School
01.1986 - 01.1987
- Responsible for assessment and instruction of two classes of developmentally delayed 3-6 year old children.
Resource Room/ ECE teacher
Lieser Elementary School
02.1986 - 06.1986
- I taught in a Learning Resource room for grades 1-6 as well as teaching a class of special education preschool students.
Education
Associate of Arts -
Clark College
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education, Social Science/ General Education
Pacific Lutheran University
01.1985
Skills
- Classroom management
- Adaptable
- Relationship building and management
- Student engagement
Certification
Certificate Type: Continuing Teacher Pre-12
QUALIFICATIONS
I possess extensive experience as a special education teacher, having worked with a diverse range of disabilities. This background has equipped me with the expertise to effectively deliver instruction in an early childhood special education and general education setting.
STUDENT TEACHING
- Spring '85 Student Teacher, Birney Elementary, Tacoma, WA Responsible for individualizing instruction for 30 students in a Learning Resource Center first grade through sixth.
- Winter '85 Student Teacher, Mt. View Elementary, Puyallup, WA Responsible for a classroom of 23 first graders. Instructed language Arts and reading utilizing the Slingerland Reading Program.
OTHER EXPERIENCES
- Creative Curriculum
- TS Gold Assessment
- Second Step Curriculum
- Graduate work in visual impairments, San Francisco State University
- WEST-E
- Early Childhood Education (general education)
- Handwriting Without Tears
- PECS (Picture Exchange Communication system)
- Battelle Developmental Inventory
Timeline
Substitute Teacher
Evergreen School District
01.2004 - 01.2007
Early Childhood Teacher
Vancouver Early Childhood Center
01.1995 - 01.1996
LAP/Blended Kindergarten Teacher
Fruit Valley Elementary
01.1994 - 01.1995
Early Childhood Teacher
Vancouver Early Childhood Center
01.1994 - 06.1994
Early Childhood Special Education Teacher
Vancouver Early Childhood Center
01.1987 - 01.1993
Resource Room/ ECE teacher
Lieser Elementary School
02.1986 - 06.1986
ECSE Teacher
Salmon Creek Elementary School
01.1986 - 01.1987
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education, Social Science/ General Education
Pacific Lutheran University
Associate of Arts -
Clark College
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