Beth Callaway
Providence,RI
Summary
Passionate Teaching Assistant offering ten year background working with students at pre-school, elementary and high school school levels. Skilled in assisting teachers with classroom functions, excell at individual and group instruction. Talented in using various strategies to model positive behavior and maintain classroom discipline.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant
Early Learning Center, Meeting Street School
07.2023 - Current
- Assisted toddler teacher in a classroom with twelve toddlers ranging from 15 months to 2.11 months.
- Assisted pre-school teachers in inclusive classroom of students ranging from 3 years -5.11months along with six diverse special needs students in a mixed class of general education and students of different abilities.
- Aided in development of children’s early language skills by encouraging increasing proficiency in expressing ideas (expressive language skills), and to follow appropriate social and conversational rules.
- Maintained safety by overseeing toddler and pre-school students in physical health & motor development.
- Fostered social and emotional development encompassing young children’s evolving capacity to form close and positive adult and peer relationships.
- Addressed phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, print awareness, text comprehension and interest with daily reading.
- Developed mathematical awareness to help make sense of quantity; number relationships; classification and patterning; measurement, comparison, and ordering; and geometry and spatial sense.
English and Reading Tutor
Sylvan Learning Center
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Encouraged K -6 grade students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills, and correct weaknesses.
- Tutored small group of three third graders to develop deeper comprehension of English course materials and better understanding of assignments to improve academic success.
- Taught reading comprehension and writing tactics to a first grader to improve reading and writing skills.
- Worked with an autistic elementary grade student on reading comprehension.
Global Pathways English Tutor
Global Pathways
10.2020 - 01.2023
- Collaborated with 12 graduate students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills, and correct weaknesses.
- Tutored up to 12 undergraduate and graduate students to develop deeper comprehension of English course materials and better understanding of assignments to improve academic success.
Paraprofessional
Upward Bound - Pace University
10.2014 - 08.2020
- Relieved college counselor during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
- Prepared instruction materials, constructed bulletin boards, and set up work areas for high school students.
- Reported on high school student progress, behavior, and social skills to supervisors.
- Supported high school student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
Education
RI State Certification - Teacher Assistant
Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI10.2023
120 Hour Advanced TESOL - Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages
Coventry House International
Ontario, Canada07.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts
Pace University
New York, NY05.2014
Skills
- Bright Star System
- Pediatric CPR
- RIELDS Professional Development
- linkedin.com/in/beth-callaway-b76094103
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Early Learning Center, Meeting Street School
07.2023 - Current
English and Reading Tutor
Sylvan Learning Center
05.2022 - 05.2023
Global Pathways English Tutor
Global Pathways
10.2020 - 01.2023
Paraprofessional
Upward Bound - Pace University
10.2014 - 08.2020
RI State Certification - Teacher Assistant
Community College of Rhode Island
120 Hour Advanced TESOL - Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages
Coventry House International
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts
Pace University
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