Retired Middle School Reading Specialist with extensive experience as a Middle School English Language Arts teacher and Elementary teacher, grades K-4
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Reading Specialist
Lee's Summit R-7 School District
08.2016 - 05.2023
Taught approximately 60 students each year (10 per class)
Used reading workshop, goal-setting, and progress monitoring to facilitate reading growth
Provided research-based, student-centered, innovative lessons to engage students
Motivated students to build on their strengths and improve reading skills
Modeled and shared the love of reading in order to create life-long readers
Incorporated comprehension and vocabulary strategies, phonics, and fluency techniques to improve reading skills
Utilized Computer Programs to Progress Monitor (Edmentum, Lexia Power Up, and Lexia Core 5)
Regularly collaborated with teachers and parents
Served on variety of committees/teams (curriculum writing, literacy team, RTI, IEP teams, roundtable discussions, district struggling readers committee, etc.)
Presented to colleagues on professional development days (Dyslexia training, literacy across the disciplines, roundtable teacher collaboration, etc.)
8th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
Lee's Summit R-7 School District
08.2004 - 05.2016
Taught approximately 140 students each year
Taught district Communication Arts curriculum (Reading, Writing, Research)
Provided research-based, student-centered, innovative lessons to engage students
Used Reading and Writing Workshop to differentiate instruction
Modeled and facilitated the love of reading and writing (grade level, advanced, and IEP students)
Motivated students to build on their strengths and improve reading and writing skills
Incorporated comprehension and vocabulary strategies to improve reading skills
Regularly collaborated with teachers and parents
Served on a variety of committees (curriculum writing, building and district literacy team, technology, RTI, roundtable discussions, district struggling readers committee, etc.)
Presented to colleagues on professional development days (literacy across the disciplines, roundtable teacher collaboration, etc.)
Elementary Education Teacher
Lee's Summit R-7 School District
09.1992 - 05.2004
Kindergarten - 1 year, First and Second Grade Loop - 4 years, Third Grade- 3 years, Fourth Grade - 4 years
Taught district curriculum
Used thematic whole language and phonics to teach primary students to read
Provided research-based, student-centered, innovative lessons to engage students
Communicated regularly with parents and colleagues
Used reading and writing workshop, goal-setting, and progress monitoring to facilitate reading growth in upper elementary
Motivated students to build on their strengths and improve learning
Modeled and shared the love of reading and writing in order to create life-long learners
Incorporated comprehension and vocabulary strategies, phonics, and fluency techniques to improve reading skills
Mentored two student teachers
Actively participated in PTA
Education
Special Reading K-12 Certification - K-12 Reading
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
07.2016
Master of Science - Elementary Administration
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
07.2005
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education 1-8 + Early Childhood
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
12.1991
High School Diploma -
Excelsior Springs High School
Excelsior Springs, MO
05.1987
Skills
Parent and Teacher Collaboration
Reading Workshop
Comprehension Strategies
Vocabulary Strategies
Data Collection
Progress Monitoring
Response to Intervention
Student Engagement
Phonics and Fluency Development
Reading Assessments
Building and District Leadership
Differentiated Instruction
Timeline
Reading Specialist
Lee's Summit R-7 School District
08.2016 - 05.2023
8th Grade English Language Arts Teacher
Lee's Summit R-7 School District
08.2004 - 05.2016
Elementary Education Teacher
Lee's Summit R-7 School District
09.1992 - 05.2004
Special Reading K-12 Certification - K-12 Reading
University of Central Missouri
Master of Science - Elementary Administration
University of Central Missouri
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education 1-8 + Early Childhood
Missouri State University
High School Diploma -
Excelsior Springs High School
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