Kayla Richman
Mount Pleasant,SC
Summary
Kind Early Childhood Teacher with 12 years of experience. Detail-oriented planner with talent for developing individualized lesson plans and cultivating classroom atmospheres of positivity and progress. Committed to comprehensive student growth.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preschool 4's Teacher
Christ Church Day School
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Established positive relationships with students and families
- Created safe and nurturing learning environment for preschoolers
- Guided students to develop social, emotional and physical skills
Child Development Teacher
Laurel Hill Primary
08.2017 - 06.2018
- Continued the Digital Learning Cohort program which utilizes iPads for interactive instruction
- Served on the PTA as a Teacher Representative
- Successfully piloted a Literacy Program for the district.
Child Development and Kindergarten Teacher
Stono Park Elementary
08.2012 - 06.2017
- Selected for the Digital Learning Cohort program which utilizes iPads for interactive instruction and prepares students for the digital age
- Developed literacy activities for quarterly 'Early Childhood Family Literacy Night'
- Hand-selected by current Principal to join the staff after transferring from C.C
- Blaney Elementary
- Developed a Running Club for children with asthma through the Wellness Committee
- Successfully hosted and mentored a student teacher.
Primary Grades Academy Summer Reading Camp Site Coordinator
Stono Park Elementary
06.2015 - 08.2015
- Served as a reading camp leader
- Coordinated intensive instructional services and support to students reading significantly below grade-level
- Planned and implemented LLI and other interventions for rising fourth grade students
- Formed classes and small groups based on assessment data
- Used progress monitoring and assessments to assist teacher instruction.
Primary Grades Academy Summer Reading Camp Teacher
Stono Park Elementary
06.2013 - 08.2014
- Coordinated intensive instructional services and support to students significantly below grade-level reading
- Planned and implemented LLI for rising first grade students.
Summer Reading Camp Teacher
C.C. Blaney Elementary
05.2012 - 08.2012
- Planned and implemented appropriate lessons for students to gain kindergarten readiness skills
- Maintained a fun and effective learning environment for rising kindergarten students.
Kindergarten Teacher
C.C. Blaney Elementary
10.2009 - 06.2012
- Developed and implemented standards-based curriculum for a kindergarten class with approximately seventeen students in a Title I School
- Served as the Green Schools Liaison and implemented a successful school-wide recycling program.
Kindergarten Teacher
Saint Pius X Elementary
02.2008 - 06.2009
- Developed and implemented standards-based curriculum for kindergarten class with approximately twenty-five students
- Rolled out immediate positive reinforcement systems with incentives for favorable student behavior and excellent academic performance
- Implemented differentiated reading instruction for at-risk and gifted students.
Education
Master of Arts - Literacy Education
The Citadel
Charleston, SC05.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH12.2007
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Curriculum Planning
- Parent Communication
- Differentiated Instruction
- Classroom Instruction
- Instructional Technology
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Assessment and Evaluation
- Classroom Organization
- Behavior Management
Affiliations
- Charleston Reading Council, 2014 - 2016
- International Literacy Association, 2014 - 2016
- South Carolina State Council of the International Reading Association, 2014 - 2016
Certifications And Endorsements
- Literacy Teacher Certification – The Citadel, May 2015
- Literacy Coach Certification – The Citadel, May 2015
- Read to Succeed Literacy Teacher Endorsement – The Citadel, May 2015
- Read to Succeed Literacy Coach Endorsement – The Citadel, May 2015
- Early Childhood Education Teacher – The University of Toledo, December 2007
Certification
- Early Childhood Education Teacher Certification
- Literacy Teacher Certification
- Literacy Coach Certification
- Read to Succeed Literacy Teacher Endorsement
- Read to Succeed Literacy Coach Endorsement
Timeline
Preschool 4's Teacher
Christ Church Day School
08.2020 - 05.2021
Child Development Teacher
Laurel Hill Primary
08.2017 - 06.2018
Primary Grades Academy Summer Reading Camp Site Coordinator
Stono Park Elementary
06.2015 - 08.2015
Primary Grades Academy Summer Reading Camp Teacher
Stono Park Elementary
06.2013 - 08.2014
Child Development and Kindergarten Teacher
Stono Park Elementary
08.2012 - 06.2017
Summer Reading Camp Teacher
C.C. Blaney Elementary
05.2012 - 08.2012
Kindergarten Teacher
C.C. Blaney Elementary
10.2009 - 06.2012
Kindergarten Teacher
Saint Pius X Elementary
02.2008 - 06.2009
Master of Arts - Literacy Education
The Citadel
Bachelor of Arts - Early Childhood Education
The University of Toledo
- Early Childhood Education Teacher Certification
- Literacy Teacher Certification
- Literacy Coach Certification
- Read to Succeed Literacy Teacher Endorsement
- Read to Succeed Literacy Coach Endorsement
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