Passionate and enthusiastic Reading/Intervention Specialist with 9+ years experience working with classroom teachers, administrators, intervention teachers, and student to promote student and teacher growth in the foundations of reading.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Reading/Intervention Specialist
Los Alamitos Elementary School
Los Alamitos, CA
09.2013 - Current
Runs school reading intervention program servicing 70 plus students a day in the foundations of reading
Manages, coaches, and monitors 4 credentialed intervention teachers during small group instruction in researched based instructional strategies and districts best practices
Creates and maintains an atmosphere that promotes student growth and accountability
Administers pre/post tests, analyzes data, creates flexible groupings, progress monitors student growth, and collaborates with intervention teachers, classroom teachers, and admin to promote maximum student growth
Creates and implements lessons that are systematic, sequential, and structured
Works closely with school administrators and district Reading TOSA to close the achievement gap in reading
Provides on going professional development opportunities for intervention and classroom teachers
Elementary Classroom Teacher 2nd/3rd Grade
Los Alamitos Elementary
Los Alamitos, CA
09.2009 - 06.2013
Planned and implemented differentiated instructions, created in class interventions, and designed small group instruction to meet the needs of all students
Built and maintained a classroom culture of respect, risk taking, and accountability
Developed thematic units of study implementing districts best practices
Fostered a parent/teacher relationship to promote student emotional and academic well-being
Trained in districts best practices: CGI math strategies, Thinking Maps, Depth and Complexity, and Readers and Writers Workshop