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Kenyetta Ford-Wigfall

Port Chester,NY

Summary

Dedicated Educator with 25+ years of experience in instructional planning, curriculum development, and classroom management. Proven track record of creating engaging and interactive lessons that cater to diverse learning styles. Skilled in fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment that promotes student growth and success. Strong communication and interpersonal abilities, with a passion for inspiring a love of learning in students. Seeking to leverage my expertise and passion for education to make a positive impact on students' lives.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Instructional Reading Interventionist (IRI), Teacher Assigned A

NYCPS Literacy Collaborative, 11X567
09.2023 - Current
  • Assessed students
  • Analyzed screener data in collaboration with school leaders and teacher teams.
  • Provided research-based interventions, such as the Wilson Reading System.
  • Continuously monitored and evaluated the effectiveness of intervention.
  • Collaborated with classroom teachers and families to ensure the generalization of skills outside the intervention schedule.
  • Maintained data progress reports.

Literacy Reading Coach, Teacher Assigned A

Universal Literacy 10X009 | 10X054
09.2016 - 06.2023
  • Provided in-class coaching support for literacy content, pedagogy, assessment, and social-emotional learning using the coaching cycle within a gradual release of responsibility model.
  • Conducted collaborative planning meetings for literacy units, lessons, small-group work, interventions, and student assessments, ensuring diagnostic information is used to monitor growth.
  • Developed year-long learning plans based on research-backed primary literacy instruction.
  • Delivered periodic workshops and distributed newsletters to families, supporting literacy development at home.
  • Interpret, apply, and disseminate knowledge of standards, research, curricula, reading theories, and evidence-based practices for teachers to implement.
  • Analyzed, organized, and clearly explained data to show the impact and implications for early reading and writing instruction.
  • Coordinated the administration of K-2 diagnostics and screeners, including Gates McGinitie, Acadience Reading, and DRA3.
  • Provided multi-tiered systems of support, utilizing tier1 core instructional programs for tier 2 interventions.
  • Collaborated with school administration and support staff to order materials needed for literacy instruction and assessment in K-2 classrooms.
  • Provided remote learning instruction across all academic subjects.

K-5 Teacher Leader | Teach For America Corp Member | Integrated Co-Teacher | AIS Provider | Educational Specialist

NYCDOE 09X002 | 09X457 | 10X009
09.2000 - 06.2016
  • Implemented an interdisciplinary, Common Core-structured literacy curriculum.
  • Utilized data effectively to guide instruction and create independent learning stations.
  • Adapted lesson plans and instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
  • Established and maintained communication with parents to support student progress.
  • Served as a mentor for new teachers.
  • Provided extended day, after-school, and summer academic intervention services.
  • Held weekly grade-level meetings to conduct data dives and make curriculum adaptations.
  • Facilitated professional learning communities.
  • Implemented a model Thinking Maps classroom.
  • Differentiated formal and informal data-driven instruction to meet diverse student learning styles.
  • Led planning sessions, observed and provided constructive feedback to Sports and Arts Afterschool Program instructional leaders.

Summer School Instructor [ Wilson Academic Interventionist

NYCDOE 09X163 | 09X126 | 09X055
07.2002 - 08.2006
  • Instructed students at risk of meeting promotion criteria in literacy and math.
  • Taught test-taking strategies to students who failed to meet promotion criteria.
  • Implemented lesson plans effectively to ensure continuity of instruction.
  • Provided targeted instruction with Wilson Reading System to students deficient in phonemic awareness and phonics to enhance reading fluency.
  • Maintained organized records to track and monitor student progress.
  • Delivered Tier 3, one-on-one literacy tutoring through teacher-student conferences.

Education

Master of Science - Elementary Education

City University of New York, Lehman College
Bronx, NY
05-2006

Some College (No Degree) - Early Childhood Education

PACE University
New York, NY
05-2002

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Fisk University
Nashville, TN
05-2000

Skills

  • Trained instructor in Reading Rescue/Reading Ready Academic Intervention
  • Great Leaps Fluency Academic Intervention
  • Trained in Acadience Reading K-6 Essential and Data Interpretation Online Workshops
  • New York City Performance Task Measure of Student Learning (MOSL) Scorer
  • New York State ELA and Math Exam District Scorer,
  • Trained in Specialized Programs Individualizing Reading Excellence (SPIRE) Sound Sensible
  • Trained in Sound Reading Intensive Intervention

Accomplishments

NYS Early Childhood Education Permanent License (Birth-2) NYSDOE May 2006


NYS Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) NYSDOE May 2006


Early Childhood Education Transitional B License PACE University May 2002

Certification

Acadience Reading K-6 Mentor February 2025


Pathways to Structured Literacy AIM Institute for Learning and Research June 2024


Pathways to Proficient Reading AIM Institute for Learning and Research January 2023


Language Essential to Teaching Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Lexia June 2023


Dyslexia Practitioner Wilson Reading System June 2018


Fundations Facilitator | District Presenter Wilson Reading System June 2018


Teacher Leadership Program NYCDOE Leadership Pathways June 2016




Timeline

Instructional Reading Interventionist (IRI), Teacher Assigned A

NYCPS Literacy Collaborative, 11X567
09.2023 - Current

Literacy Reading Coach, Teacher Assigned A

Universal Literacy 10X009 | 10X054
09.2016 - 06.2023

Summer School Instructor [ Wilson Academic Interventionist

NYCDOE 09X163 | 09X126 | 09X055
07.2002 - 08.2006

K-5 Teacher Leader | Teach For America Corp Member | Integrated Co-Teacher | AIS Provider | Educational Specialist

NYCDOE 09X002 | 09X457 | 10X009
09.2000 - 06.2016

Master of Science - Elementary Education

City University of New York, Lehman College

Some College (No Degree) - Early Childhood Education

PACE University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Fisk University

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