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Kathryn Baird

Dallas,TX

Summary

With my experience as a CALT (Certified Academic Language Therapist) and LDT (Licensed Dyslexia Therapist) I provide explicit and systematic Multisensory Structured Language interventions for students with Dyslexia and related language disorders. My work in the Parish Lab includes conducting diagnostic assessments to determine appropriate instruction for students from 5 to 18 years of age. I am committed to providing intense, individualized language instruction to meet the needs of my students.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

ParishLab Learning Specialist

Parish Episcopal School
08.2021 - Current
  • Identify and perform language screeners as requested from teachers concerns about language skills
  • Development reports from assessment scores and determine action steps prior to meeting with teachers, parents, and administrators to discuss assessment results
  • Develop and deliver individualized, intensive, therapeutic, and multisensory language/ Dyslexia remediation instruction to IAP students in the Language Foundations class
  • Administer program benchmarks, DIBELS 8th Edition and other formal and informal assessments to evaluate student's language skills and adapt lessons to meet academic and therapeutic needs of each student
  • Develop reports from student observations, benchmarks, progress monitoring assessments and in class assessments to share with parents, teachers and administrators
  • Collaborate with and assist the Director of he Study, the Director of Parish Lab and the Director of Finance with developing new programs for students, teacher and parents
  • Communicate and collaborate with teachers, parents and administrators.

Shelton Scholars Supervisor

Shelton School
09.2023 - Current
  • Prepare tutoring rooms with materials for lessons and pull any additional materials as necessary for sessions
  • Document and monitor tutors and students attendance
  • Conduct sample sessions for new tutors to observe
  • Support new tutors training through observations of sessions and one-on-one sessions
  • Observe tutors sessions and provide lesson feedback
  • Collect and read tutor reports and provide feedback.

Educational Consultant / Private Language and Dyslexia Therapist

Jarrow Montessori
12.2020 - 05.2021
  • Administered standardized program benchmarks and other informal assessments to evaluate students reading and language skills
  • Adapt lessons to meet the academic and therapeutic needs of students
  • Communicated and collaborated with parents, teachers, and other educators to convey student progress, discuss session observations, and develop student goals and action items to aid in academic progress
  • Scheduled and led parent conferences as requested by teachers, parents, or by other educators
  • Provide resources and educational sessions for parents and teachers on strategies to help learning different students in the classroom.

Upper School Reading Teacher/ Language Therapist

Shelton School
08.2013 - 05.2020
  • Delivered individualized intensive, therapeutic and multisensory language instruction
  • Administered and evaluated students' reading and language skills using standardized testing, program benchmarks, and informal assessments
  • Adapted lessons to meet learning and therapeutic needs of students
  • Communicated and collaborated with colleagues, administrators and parents to convey student progress, observations and assessment outcomes.

Education

Masters of Arts in Teaching -

Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
12.2016

Bachelors of Science in History -

Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX
05.2011

Skills

  • Motivated to collaborate with teachers, parents and other educators
  • Extensive experience teaching and guiding learning different students
  • Motivated to identify and provide instruction to the learning style(s) and needs of individual students
  • Extensive experience administering, interpreting, and applying standard and informal assessments
  • Experience interpreting and applying recommendations from psycho-educational evaluations
  • Empathetic, patient, and positive
  • Provides a positive and safe environment for students to practice and develop language skills
  • Experience with ViewSonic interactive boards
  • Experience using Outlook

Certification

  • Qualified Instructor of Certified Academic Language Therapists and Practitioners (QI), Shelton School and Evaluation Center - Outreach, 07/2024
  • Sequential English Education (SEE) Therapy Level, Shelton School - Shelton Outreach Center, 05/2023
  • Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT), Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA), 11/2020
  • Sequential English Education (SEE) - Teaching Level, Shelton School - Shelton Outreach Center, 06/2020
  • Montessori Early Childhood Certification, Shelton School, 01/2018
  • Wilson Reading Program - Therapy Level, Shelton School - Outreach Center, 05/2016
  • Montessori Applied to Children at Risk (MACAR) - Beginning Level, American Montessori Society Certification, 07/2015

License

Licensed Dyslexia Therapist (LDT), 07/2023, 07/2025, The state of Texas licenses and regulates licensed dyslexia therapists, licensed dyslexia practitioners, and dyslexia educators. More information can be found at: https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/dtp/dtp.htm

Timeline

Shelton Scholars Supervisor

Shelton School
09.2023 - Current

ParishLab Learning Specialist

Parish Episcopal School
08.2021 - Current

Educational Consultant / Private Language and Dyslexia Therapist

Jarrow Montessori
12.2020 - 05.2021

Upper School Reading Teacher/ Language Therapist

Shelton School
08.2013 - 05.2020

Masters of Arts in Teaching -

Dallas Baptist University

Bachelors of Science in History -

Texas Woman's University

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