CHRISTINA RANIOLO
Massapequa Park,NY
Summary
Experienced early childhood educator with strong focus on creating engaging, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environments. Skilled in curriculum design, classroom management, and fostering positive relationships with children, parents, and colleagues. Known for adaptability, teamwork, and achieving desired educational outcomes. Consistently reliable and responsive to changing classroom needs.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Education 8:1:3 Preschool Teacher
Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development
08.2024 - Current
Special Education 8:1:4 Summer School Teacher
Eastern Boces
07.2024 - 08.2024
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Clearstream Avenue School
09.2023 - 06.2024
Reading Specialist
Vincent Smith School
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Administered OG lessons and comprehension lessons to based off student goals
- Helped students learn to persevere with challenging tasks and build resilience for later educational efforts
- Administered and graded class tests to evaluate student progress and comprehension.
4th Grade Special Education 1:1 Consultant Teacher
NSSA
08.2021 - 08.2022
3rd Grade ICT Teacher
Pave Academy Charter School
07.2016 - 08.2022
Behavior Therapist
A&J Behavioral Health
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Individualized home instruction for students with IEPs
- Work with school age children on IEP goals in relation to the assessment devised prior to Therapy sessions
- Complete weekly assessments and checklists for each session
- Collaborate closely with the BCBA about methods and strategies in regard to the student.
ABA Teacher
McCarton School
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Provided direct therapeutic interventions to the students, by teaching, modeling, and coaching of ABA techniques directed to increase language and communication skills, social skills, appropriate play skills, cooperation skills, and daily living skills
- Developed operationally defined targeted behaviors or educational goals and established observable and measurable objectives to facilitate the students' abilities and resources in reaching his/her maximum potential
- Assisted in the development of Individualized Programs
- Tested student skills and updated the testing program using ABLLS
- Updated Individualized Education Plans based off the programs devised through student goals
- Communicated confidentially and professionally with supervisors, therapists, teachers, and parents as well as kept the students motivated to learn and accurately recorded information on the students' progress
- Devised and implemented lessons based on theme and IEP goals for music and art group
- Managed inappropriate behaviors and ensured that appropriate ABA services are provided to each student
- Updated phase sheets, graphs and data sheets weekly based off the programs devised in Supervision and co-treat
- Ran team meeting weekly
- Recorded ABA data, behavioral data, DRO's, Manding.
UPK teacher
StarParadise
01.2015 - 06.2016
- Devise and implement lesson plans based off school theme within whole group and small Group instruction
- Communicate with parents about student progress
- Complete WWS online work sampling for each student
- Record observation notes and relate each observation to a learning standard for each student
- Instruct literacy; language arts and writing and math lessons
- Complete student portfolios with summary reports and work samples
- Implement token boards and BIPs
- Test students using the ETR testing model
- Mentored and provided daily tasks to summer youth and volunteers assigned to the classroom: Work in collaboration with a team of PTs, OTs and SLPs to achieve educational goals.
Toddler Teacher
Parsons Preschool
09.2014 - 09.2015
- Devise and implement lesson plans based on school curriculum and communicate with parents about children's progress
- Complete report cards which coincide with parent teacher conferences
- Complete quarterly reports 4x a year based off IEP goals and DAYC testing scores
- Implement goals based on students' IEP's
- Provide data and information for CPSE meetings
- Implement token boards and BIPs
- Test students using the DayC testing model
- Work in collaboration with a team of PTs, OTs and SLPs to achieve educational goals.
Head Start, Above Teacher
Rainbow Child Development Center
01.2014 - 08.2015
Substitute Teacher
Eastlake Elementary School
05.2013 - 05.2015
Teaching Assistant
Eagle, Eastlake Elementary School
09.2012 - 09.2013
School Teaching Assistant
ABA Eagle
06.2012 - 06.2013
Teaching Assistant
Eastlake Elementary School
11.2011 - 06.2012
Education
Master of Arts - Childhood Special Education Studies
Adelphi University
Garden City06.2026
Bachelor of Arts - English
Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY05.2009
Non-Degree Seeking - Special Education
University of West Florida
Florida Skills
- Tutoring Skills
- Assessments Understanding
- Intervention Planning
- Materials Preparation
- Individualized Support
- IEP Understanding
- Literacy Support
- Innovative Lesson Planning
- Verbal and Written Communication
- One-On-One Support
- Teacher Collaboration
- F&P trained
- Orton-Gillingham trained level 1
- ABA and Discrete trial trained
- SCIP Certified
- SMART certified
- Computer proficient
Certification
- General Education and Special Education 1-6 Currently on study plan
- Orton-Gillingham trained Level 1
- Level III Teaching Assistant
- RBT certification
- Many Faces of Autism
- 1. Foundations of Evidence Based strategies
- 2. Toddler-Transitional Age
- 3. Understanding Autism in Young children
- 4. Screen and Referral
- 5. Evidence based Practice and Interventions
- 6. Transition to Adulthood
- 7. Family Professional Partnerships
Timeline
Special Education 8:1:3 Preschool Teacher
Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development
08.2024 - Current
Special Education 8:1:4 Summer School Teacher
Eastern Boces
07.2024 - 08.2024
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Clearstream Avenue School
09.2023 - 06.2024
Reading Specialist
Vincent Smith School
08.2022 - 08.2023
4th Grade Special Education 1:1 Consultant Teacher
NSSA
08.2021 - 08.2022
3rd Grade ICT Teacher
Pave Academy Charter School
07.2016 - 08.2022
ABA Teacher
McCarton School
08.2015 - 08.2016
Behavior Therapist
A&J Behavioral Health
01.2015 - 01.2019
UPK teacher
StarParadise
01.2015 - 06.2016
Toddler Teacher
Parsons Preschool
09.2014 - 09.2015
Head Start, Above Teacher
Rainbow Child Development Center
01.2014 - 08.2015
Substitute Teacher
Eastlake Elementary School
05.2013 - 05.2015
Teaching Assistant
Eagle, Eastlake Elementary School
09.2012 - 09.2013
School Teaching Assistant
ABA Eagle
06.2012 - 06.2013
Teaching Assistant
Eastlake Elementary School
11.2011 - 06.2012
Non-Degree Seeking - Special Education
University of West Florida
Master of Arts - Childhood Special Education Studies
Adelphi University
Bachelor of Arts - English
Molloy College
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