Bianca Smith
Williamstown,USA
Summary
Dedicated and highly effective Special Education Teacher with 19 years of experience nurturing the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral growth of K-5 students. Expertise includes Inclusion, Resource Room, Emotional Regulation Intervention (ERI), and Language and Learning Disabilities (LLD) programs, with a strong focus on implementing evidence-based literacy interventions and individualized instruction. Committed to creating inclusive learning environments by adapting curriculum and instructional strategies to meet the dynamic needs of the classroom.
Overview
1
1
Certification
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Inclusion Teacher 4th Grade
Mercerville Elementary School / Hamilton Twp School District
09.2025 - Current
- Co-teach in a general education 4th-grade classroom, seamlessly modifying, scaffolding, and differentiating the core curriculum to ensure equitable access for students with diverse learning needs.
- Partner daily with general education teachers to co-plan and deliver standards-aligned lessons, utilizing parallel, station, and team-teaching models.
- Integrate IMSE Structured Literacy strategies within the inclusion setting to support reading comprehension, morphology, and vocabulary acquisition.
- Manage, track, and implement IEP accommodations and modifications, facilitating academic growth and positive peer socialization.
Pull-Out Resource Teacher Grade K-5
Yardville Heights Elementary School/Hamilton Twp School District
09.2023 - 06.2025
- Provided targeted, intensive remediation in ELA and Mathematics for students across multiple grade levels (K-5), utilizing diagnostic-prescriptive teaching to close foundational achievement gaps.
- Implemented SRA Corrective Reading and IMSE Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory methodologies to accelerate decoding accuracy, phonics, and reading comprehension.
- Formulated and monitored individualized, data-backed IEP goals, adjusting instructional pacing and strategies based on weekly progress monitoring data.
- Maintained continuous, collaborative communication with general education classroom teachers to align resource room instruction with grade-level benchmarks.
LLD Teacher Grade K-2
Morgan Elementary School /Hamilton Twp. School District
09.2017 - 06.2023
- Managed specialized instruction within a self-contained LLD classroom with 12 students, focusing on effective strategies to support students facing substantial language and learning difficulties.
- Implemented structured literacy lessons utilizing SRA Reading Mastery to promote foundational reading skills in students.
- Collaborated with speech therapist to embed social thinking framework into daily activities, fostering self-advocacy and effective communication.
- Executed classroom management strategies to foster positive student behavior.
- Designed and tracked individualized IEP goals to enhance student development.
ERI Teacher Grade K-2
Alexander Elementary School / Hamilton Twp. School District
09.2009 - 06.2017
- Managed an Emotional Regulation classroom focused on supporting primary-grade students with intense behavioral, social, and emotional needs.
- Facilitated adoption of Zones of Regulation framework, focusing on teaching self-regulation, emotional identification, and healthy coping strategies.
- Collaborated with school psychologists, social worker, and behaviorist to design, implement, and monitor comprehensive behavior intervention plans (BIPs).
- Facilitated a positive learning environment fostering student growth and collaboration.
Inclusion Teacher Grade 1st and 2nd Grade
Mercerville Elementary School /Hamilton Twp. School District
09.2007 - 06.2009
- Served as the special education partner in primary-grade co-taught classrooms, establishing foundational routines for inclusive education.
- Utilized formative assessment data to create flexible learning groups, ensuring all students received appropriate scaffolding and enrichment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education
William Paterson University
05-2007
Skills
- IEP Development and Compliance
- Progress Monitoring and Data Analysis
- Co-Teaching and Collaboration
- Structured Literacy Instruction
- Orton-Gillingham/IMSE Methodologies
- Behavior Intervention Planning (BIP)
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with speech therapists, occupational therapists, and school psychologists to support student success.
- Collaborated with district educators to review, develop, and refine resource room curriculum and instructional materials
- Mentor Teacher for Student Teachers
Certification
Teacher of the Handicapped Certificate (Standard Certification)
Timeline
Inclusion Teacher 4th Grade
Mercerville Elementary School / Hamilton Twp School District
09.2025 - Current
Pull-Out Resource Teacher Grade K-5
Yardville Heights Elementary School/Hamilton Twp School District
09.2023 - 06.2025
LLD Teacher Grade K-2
Morgan Elementary School /Hamilton Twp. School District
09.2017 - 06.2023
ERI Teacher Grade K-2
Alexander Elementary School / Hamilton Twp. School District
09.2009 - 06.2017
Inclusion Teacher Grade 1st and 2nd Grade
Mercerville Elementary School /Hamilton Twp. School District
09.2007 - 06.2009
Bachelor of Arts - Special Education
William Paterson University