Donna M. Carney
Salisbury,MA
Summary
Dedicated reading specialist with a successful history of providing top-notch instruction and fostering a nurturing learning atmosphere to enhance literacy skills. Proficient in customizing teaching approaches to address unique student requirements and preferences, as well as adept at collaborating with colleagues. Seasoned in teaching English as a second language, employing creative lesson planning and engaging teaching techniques to actively engage students. Thorough comprehension of language acquisition theories and their effective application in the classroom to promote favorable student results.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ELTeacher/Reading Specialist
Amesbury Public School
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Analyzed data to identify the needs of assigned students.
- Based on identified needs, plan ESL lessons that address identified student needs and support classroom instruction.
- Provided both pull out small-group instruction and push in support for all ML students based on WIDA Levels and individual needs
- Provided small group reading instruction to Title 1 students
- Created a schedule to provide both pullout instruction to all Newcomers and 1 & 2 ML students and push in to level 3 ML students.
- Coordinated all WIDA assessments including Screener, Model and ACCESS testing for over 24 students school wide.
- Administer ACCESS and assist with other state assessments.
- Coordinated and scheduled translators for parents that did not speak English
Literacy Interventionist
Haverhill Public School
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Served as a liaison between the ELA Supervisor, Literacy Coach, and classroom teachers.
- Consulted with teachers on student grouping, testing, placement, and instructional strategies.
- Identified and selected students based on test data, reading levels, and teacher input.
- Supported teachers by providing resources and ideas for assessment and instruction.
- Assisted with progress monitoring for students requiring interventions.
- Identified reading deficiencies and prescribed remediation plans.
- Worked with students receiving Tier I, II, and III reading interventions.
- Administered, scored, and recorded pre- and post-standardized test results.
- Aligned remedial instruction with classroom reading programs and integrated services.
- Assessed student literacy proficiency through ongoing progress monitoring.
- Analyzed data to inform and drive effective instruction.
- Participated in decisions regarding student grouping and tier movement.
- Completed pupil progress reports and communicated with parents/guardians.
- Promoted student interest in independent reading.
- Inventoried Language Arts materials in assigned buildings.
- Collaborated with Title I, Special Education staff, Literacy Coach, and administrators.
Northeast Literacy Specialist for the Collaborative for Educational Services
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Provided literacy support across multiple DYS Facilities in the Northeast Region
- Collaborated with content area teachers, ESL Specialist and Special Education teachers to provide leveled text, visual representation, explicit vocabulary instruction for Title 1 and ELL Students
- Provided pull out, one on one as well as push in support in all subject areas.
- Administered GAIN, ACCESS, WIDA and DAR assessments to Title 1 and ELL Students
- Provided support and tutoring to help prepare for students taking HiSet/GED
Title 1 Reading Teacher
Greater Lowell Technical High School
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Provided targeting reading interventions to small groups of students based on differentiated learning needs
- Attended IEP meetings and helped develop reading goals for IEP's
- Collaborated with ELA teachers planning and co-teaching in a 9th grade Language Arts classroom
Foundations of Reading /Writing Teacher 9th-12th
City on a Hill Charter School
01.2013 - 01.2015
- Explicitly teaching struggling readers strategies that will allow them to access the curriculum.
- Worked closely with Special Education and content area teachers to provide instruction in reading while aligning with the subject areas.
- Administer Benchmark assessments
- Created reading goals and objectives for IEP’s.
- Monitored student’s progress using running records, benchmark assessments and observations.
Reading Intervention Tutor, Grades 5-8
James S. Daley Middle School
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Planned and implemented guided reading lessons for RTI students
- Provided literacy instruction in the content areas of Science and Social Studies
- Administered Fountas and Pinnel Benchmark assessments.
1st Grade Classroom Teacher
St. Margaret School
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Responsible for all classroom activity, with a focus on facilitating positive academic and spiritual growth for all students.
Long-Term Substitute
Lowell Public Schools
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Math and Science Teacher
- Collaborated and co-taught with a special education teacher in a 6th grade full- inclusion classroom comprised of students with a wide range of learning capabilities.
- Teacher for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
- Provided instruction to hearing-impaired children in second grade as well as pre-school, including pull-out services and inclusionary support.
- Classroom Teacher, 2nd Grade
- Responsible for all classroom activity including development of lesson plans implementation, grading and classroom management
Education
Reading Specialist - Collaborative Education Program
Fitchburg State College
Fitchburg, MAM.Ed. - Education
Rivier College
Nashua, NH01.2006
B.A. - Business Administration / Marketing
University of Massachusetts
01.1995
Skills
- Effective parent-teacher communication
- Team-based learning
- Effective verbal communication
- Instructional techniques
- Cross-cultural design
Certification
- Massachusetts Elementary Education, Grades 1-6
- Massachusetts Reading Specialist Grades K-12
- Massachusetts SEI Endorsement
- Google Level 1 Certification
- Orton Gillingham Level 1 Certification
Training
- Building Cultures of Achievement for Students with Disabilities
- Decolonizing the Curriculum for Transforming Learning and Promoting Student Success
- Healing Hidden Wounds of Racial Trauma in the Classroom
- Content, Thinking and Academic Language in the SEI Classroom
Timeline
ELTeacher/Reading Specialist
Amesbury Public School
01.2023 - 01.2025
Literacy Interventionist
Haverhill Public School
01.2021 - 01.2023
Northeast Literacy Specialist for the Collaborative for Educational Services
01.2018 - 01.2021
Title 1 Reading Teacher
Greater Lowell Technical High School
01.2015 - 01.2018
Foundations of Reading /Writing Teacher 9th-12th
City on a Hill Charter School
01.2013 - 01.2015
Reading Intervention Tutor, Grades 5-8
James S. Daley Middle School
01.2011 - 01.2013
1st Grade Classroom Teacher
St. Margaret School
01.2008 - 01.2011
Long-Term Substitute
Lowell Public Schools
01.2006 - 01.2008
B.A. - Business Administration / Marketing
University of Massachusetts
Reading Specialist - Collaborative Education Program
Fitchburg State College
M.Ed. - Education
Rivier College
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