Katie Danielson

• Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
• Worked closely with parents and guardians to address students' issues on multiple fronts.
• Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.
• Applied proven strategies to improve students' sensory- and perceptual-motor skills.
• Engaged struggling learners with dynamic and interactive learning lessons.

• Provided planned objectives and instruction for struggling Pre-K-5 readers.
• Conducted ongoing evaluations of literacy improvement action and communicated results to teachers and administrators.
• Assessed literacy needs of school by reviewing student data and current curriculum.
• Monitored status of students requiring special attention.
• Guided teachers to collect and analyze data and developed action plans in response to determined student needs.
• Assessed students' reading levels using Fountas & Pinnell and trained teachers.
• Worked as regular classroom and special education classroom teacher.

• Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
• Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
• Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.
• Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
• Taught reading, language arts and social sciences in self-contained ED and LD classroom.

• Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to a range of neurodiverse students.
• Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
• Instructed students in core academic areas and specialized reading groups.
• Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
• Communicated nonverbally with children to provide comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.

• Licensed speech and language pathology assistant.
• Evaluated speech and language abilities by administering diagnostic tests.
• Assisted speech therapy patients in functioning adequately in home, community and school environments.
• Monitored and recorded patient progress in response to therapy.
• Taught planned educational programs in speech therapy.
• Continually collaborated with parents and teachers to achieve speech therapy goals.

Orton-Gillingham Practitioner

• Continuing education in multi-sensory dyslexia literacy.
• 100 clinical hours at the Bangor Dyslexia Center
• Professional development completed in specific learning disabilities