Carolmarie Colello

* Led small-group instructional sessions, improving student comprehension and engagement in core subjects.

*Initiated strategies to enhance classroom communication using American Sign Language (ASL), ensuring all students actively participated.

*Mentored new paraprofessional and student aides, fostering a collaborative and effective classroom team.

*Collaborated with teachers,specialists and families to monitor student progress, proactively addressing academic or behavioral challenges.

• Duties and Responsibilities
• — Assist teacher with implementing daily schedules
• — Provide academic support
• — Facilitate students transition to and from classrooms/activities
• — Collaborate with teacher to coordinate individualized instruction efforts
• — Teach a variety of subjects across curriculums during teacher absence
• — Monitor students: playground/recess and during field trips
• — Bilingual language modeling (ASL/English) with students in all grades
• — Assist as needed with student auditory listening devices
• — Assist as needed with technology in and out of the classroom
• — Provide ASL expansion and compression as needed
• — Teach ASL to students during ASL specialist absence
• Shared Reading Program (SRP)
• — Teach ASL to a diverse population of hearing parents
• — Read stories to children in ASL (Homebound instruction)

*Deliver engaging lessons in history, geography, and civics.

*Differentiate instructions to support diverse learners.

*Track progress and collaborate with colleagues and families.

• Extended School Year Program

• Extended School Year Program