Khadijah Leggett
Alexandria,VA
Summary
Well-rounded and compassionate Special Education Teacher skilled at addressing each student's unique needs and creating effective lesson plans to accommodate special circumstances. Provides appropriate and individualized instruction to build foundations for lifelong learning. Develops, implements and acts as teacher of record of Individualized Education Plans for students with disabilities.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Toddler Room Teacher
Childtime Learning Center
Alexandria, VA
12.2020 - 03.2024
- Communicated with children's parents and guardians about daily activities, behaviors and problems.
- Supervised circle time, free play, outside play and learning and developmental activities.
- Taught children foundational skills in colors, shapes and letters.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Controlled classroom environments with clearly outlined rules and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Sparked creativity and imagination by helping children discover new things each day.
- Read aloud and played alphabet games to encourage early literacy.
- Supported children's emotional and social development by adapting communication tactics for differing client needs.
- Implemented warning and timeout strategies to encourage good behavior.
- Maintained daily records of individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps.
- Promoted good behaviors by using positive reinforcement methods with children.
- Stuck to daily routines to help children feel comfortable and promote development.
- Openly exchanged ideas and materials with coworkers.
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing learning styles.
- Developed individualized education plans for students with special needs.
- Provided support and guidance to families of children with disabilities.
- Implemented evidence-based strategies for addressing challenging behaviors exhibited by some special needs students.
Customer Service Associate
Whole Foods Market Inc
Vienna, VA
12.2019 - 12.2020
- Deliver fast, friendly and knowledgeable service for routine questions and service complaints.
- Educate customers on special pricing opportunities and company offerings.
- Assists with periodic inventory checks.
- Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings.
- Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing.
- Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.
- Immediately reports safety hazards and violations.
- Performs other duties as assigned by store, regional, or national leadership.
Laundry Attendant
Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
Alexandria, VA
02.2015 - 04.2016
- Unloaded and folded clean laundry from dryers and stored in appropriate areas.
- Loaded and unloaded washers and dryers, observing correct operating instructions.
- Moved loads between machines, operated ironing equipment and folded laundered items.
- Received and marked articles for laundry, identifying code numbers or names, using hand or machine markers.
- Adhered to safety practices to decrease laundry-related accidents.
- Applied specific treatments to handle different types of stains.
- Used different types of machines and computer-operated models to complete laundry loads.
- Transported laundry in carts and sorted dirty items by load type.
- Coordinated with housekeeping to meet laundry needs by preparing appropriate quantities.
- Completed orders for clean linens by working quickly to meet deadlines.
- Transferred wet laundry to dryers, changed heat settings and ran for set time to dry items.
- Supervised and trained junior laundry employees.
- Logged production information to document amount of laundry processed.
Education
High School Diploma -
T.C. Williams High School
07.2012
Skills
- Customer Support
- Safety regulations
- Verbal Communication
- One-to-One Instruction
- Special Needs Teacher
- Stress management
- Administering student records
- Training & Development
Timeline
Toddler Room Teacher
Childtime Learning Center
12.2020 - 03.2024
Customer Service Associate
Whole Foods Market Inc
12.2019 - 12.2020
Laundry Attendant
Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
02.2015 - 04.2016
High School Diploma -
T.C. Williams High School
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