Elizabeth Morales

• Administering special education testing.

• Evaluating special needs students, determining skill levels, and functional capabilities.

• Modifying lessons and revising the standard curriculum to match the child’s functional capacity and accommodations.

• Collaborating with service providers to better accommodate students.

• Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.

• Take data to check for progress.

• Monitor teacher assistants to ensure adherence to special education program requirements.

• Schedule IEP meetings with parents and other service providers to review goals and assess progress.

• Help children, such as those with cerebral palsy, who need assistance with motor skills and eating/drinking.

• Provide an appropriate learning environment for students, such as those with sensory-processing challenges.

• Advising parents on how to work with their child.

• Instructing students one-on-one in imitation, repetition, and step-by-step problem-solving

• Completing evaluative and accommodation forms known as IEPs

• Observe children to identify individuals in need of additional support and develop strategies to improve assistance.

• Work with teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans.

• Incorporate exciting and engaging activities to reinforce student participation and hands-on learning.

• Monitor students' academic, social and emotional progress and record in individual files (DRDP).

• Maintain a well-controlled classroom by clearly outlining standards and reinforcing positive behaviors.

• Review curriculum and devise alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.

• Hold conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.

• Work collaboratively with paraprofessionals to help inclusion students meet their IEP goals

• Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.

• Designed dynamic lesson plans based on student interests to develop language and socialization.

• Created a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment for infants and toddlers.

• Support student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.

• Kept records of students’ progress in individual binders.