Ladonna Day
Sault St. Marie,MI
Summary
I am a passionate teacher who diligently pursues opportunities to nurture students and provide them with learning tools and strategies they need to succeed. I build relationships with my students and am committed to journey through their struggles and celebrate their accomplishments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ESL Coordinator and Elementary Reading Interventionist
Sault Area Schools
, Michigan
01.2021 - Current
- Manage all records for our ESL students including entering and exiting protocols
- Administer the ESL screeners and annual WIDA exams
- Monitor the progress of the ESL students
- Provide ESL students with reading, writing, speaking, and listening instruction to support them in their classroom
- Provide reading intervention to elementary students and push-in to support 1-grade teachers during their direct reading instruction time
Substitute Teacher
EduStaff
, Michigan
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Executing teacher's lesson plans
- Connecting with students
- Keeping students accountable to honor classroom procedures
Self-employed Tutor
, Texas
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Tutored K-8
- Tutored students with learning challenges including dyslexia
- Assessed students and monitored progress
- Prepared individual/customized lessons for parents to do with their child at home
Classroom teacher for kindergarten and 2nd Grade
Summit Christian Academy
, Texas
01.2008 - 12.2008
- Created lesson plans
- Communicated with parents
- Assessed students and monitored progress
- Developed 2nd grade writing curriculum
Education
Master of Education - Literacy
American College of Education
07.2024
BA - Liberal Studies
Thomas Edison State University
03.2020
Skills
- Classroom Management
- Literacy instruction
- Reading assessments
- Individualized instruction
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Reliability
- Content adaptation
- Adaptive Teaching
- Structured
- Experience teaching Orton-Gillingham
- Excellence In Writing trained 2-12th grade
Activities
As a teacher, who is passionate about providing elementary students with a solid foundation in reading, I create diagnostic-prescriptive intervention plans when operating Tier II and Tier III instruction. I run skill-based assessments, so I know exactly what reading components my students have mastered and which components I need to explicitly teach. I desire to be skilled to help students with the most challenging reading struggles, including dyslexia. I am currently in the Take Flight dyslexia training program to become a Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT). During my off time, I love to be outside with my family hiking, camping, biking, grilling, and kayaking. You can also find me cheering on my children at a basketball gym, soccer field, or a track and field event. I also love to meet up with friends for tennis, coffee dates or walks.
Certification
- Teacher Certification in Elementary Education
- Reading and English as a Second Language Endorsements
- Language Essentials in Teaching Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Certification
- Certified Academic Language Therapist in training
Timeline
ESL Coordinator and Elementary Reading Interventionist
Sault Area Schools
01.2021 - Current
Substitute Teacher
EduStaff
01.2021 - 12.2021
Self-employed Tutor
01.2014 - 12.2014
Classroom teacher for kindergarten and 2nd Grade
Summit Christian Academy
01.2008 - 12.2008
Master of Education - Literacy
American College of Education
BA - Liberal Studies
Thomas Edison State University
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