Christina Sheran

Seasoned School Psychologist with over 20 years of experience delivering comprehensive psychological services to support student well-being and academic success. Skilled in working with children from birth through high school, including those with special needs, across culturally diverse communities. Expertise in academic and social-emotional assessment, individualized intervention planning, and collaborative problem-solving. Known for building strong, trusting relationships with educators, families, and students—an asset honed through decades of compassionate, responsive practice.

- Initiated and Directed the First Minnesota Reading Corp Program.

2008

- Development and Standardization of Minneapolis Preschool Screener Revised (MPSI-R) Translated into 4 Languages

- Development of Early Literacy Benchmarks for students Kindergarten to third grade.

- Evaluated Minnesota Reading Corp results and presented to Legislative committee both Senate and House education committees.

Early Childhood Special Education and Supervisory Licensure

• 2001 – 2010
• Adjunct Professor University of St Thomas
• Department of Education/ Special Education
• Speech and Language Acquisition 770: Class is taught each semester including 2 sections in the summer
• Explores the Development of Language, Speech and Cognition from Birth through elementary school.
• 1998 – 2005
• Adjunct Professor University of Minnesota
• Department of Educational Psychology
• Applied Behavior Analysis 5619
• Parent and Professional Planning in Special Education 5609
• Methods and Materials in language assessments 5600
• Early Education Curriculum Development
• Early Childhood Assessment and Parent Consultation
• 1981-1984 Mankato State – University
• Department of Communication Disorders
• Instructor and Clinical Supervisor
• Early Language Development
• Speech and Language Disorders
• Introduction to Speech and Language Disorders
• Practicum Skills in Speech and Language Development
• Phonological Development and Disorders
• Early Speech and Language Assessments

• Early Social – Communicative Development.
• Infant Mental Health: Currently working on my infant Mental Health Certificate
• Developmental Outcomes for children in poverty
• Helping parents engage with their children in positive ways
• Adolescent Development and Learning for Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
• Early Literacy development
• Instruction and research based interventions
• Connecting assessment to instruction (curriculum based measures)
• Classroom management strategies that maximize learning
• Early language development and its relationship to reading development
• English Language Learners and literacy development

• Development of an early screening measure for Social Emotional and developmental Competencies. Completed fall, 2006 (Minneapolis Preschool Screening – Revised)
• Using Brain Research to Improve Child Learning and Treat Learning Disorders
• Attended Brain and Learning Conference; 2003 – 2012
• Workshop Training in: Dyslexia: Neuropsychology of Reading Disorders: Dr Sally Shaywitz
• Workshop Training: ADHD: Dr Daniel Amen
• Workshop Training: Bi-Polar disorders and treatment in young children. Demiti Papolos
• Workshop Training: The Worried Child: Recognizing Anxiety in Children and Helping them Heal
• Workshop Training: Development of the adolescent brain: implications for executive function and social cognition
• Social – Emotional Learning: Maurice Elias
• Child Emotions and Behavior: Jerome Kagan
• Identification and Treatment of Young Children with Bi-Polar Disorders
• Adult Learners: motivating them to change behaviors based on a cooperative coaching model

Relevant Hobbies include; traveling, gardening and hiking. I just completed an Ancestry book of my Ancestors from Italy. The picture of myself is Hiking  the Cinque Terre in Italy.