Latia Smith

Special Education Paraprofessional knowledgeable in lesson planning and individualized learning strategies. Looking to bring further success to a school district through behavior management and student engagement. Accomplished Special Education Paraprofessional offering more than 2 years aiding instructors in the classroom and promoting individualized learning techniques. Skilled at monitoring and correcting student behaviors during lunch periods. Always looking for ways to help such as opening containers and mopping up spills. Successful at keeping lunches moving smoothly and according to schedule. Experienced Lunch Monitor with good understanding of school lunch policies. Helps prepare food, stock cases and vending machines and assists teachers. Maintains positive group environment through good relationships with students. Enthusiastic Sales and Customer Service professional with expertise in communication and negotiating. Driven to provide superior quality customer service. Innovative in leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services as well as creating solutions for customers to drive loyalty, retention and revenue. Highly adept at training, managing, coaching and mentoring sales and customer service associates with talent for interacting with staff at all levels of organization and public. Diligent and forward-thinking professional with organized and competitive nature focused on always growing customer base and increasing revenue numbers. Persuasive communication style, strategic planning strength and top conflict resolution strengths. Dedicated Teaching Assistant focused on supporting faculty with classroom needs. Successful at maintaining clean and organized supplies, planning activities, and leading field trips. Excellent tutor, record keeper, and multitasker. Passionate Teaching Assistant offering a 10+ year background working with students at the elementary and middle school levels. Skilled in assisting teachers with classroom functions, lesson planning, and individual and group instruction. Talented in using various strategies to model positive behavior and maintain classroom discipline. 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. professional with many years of experience working with special needs students. Aided teachers in giving lessons and providing safe and productive environment for students with developmental disabilities. Passionate about serving physical, emotional, and academic needs of those facing disability. Talented Special Education Teacher focused on meeting student academic and emotional needs. Compassionate and caring in delivery of personalized, hands-on support and lessons targeted to specific learning needs and strengths. Leverages strong communication skills and patient nature to provide positive reinforcement in team-based, structured environments. Caring professional versed in working with all learning styles. Attends professional development seminars, faculty meetings, and parent-teacher conferences to remain connected to individual needs of children and parents. Manages behavioral and emotional needs within classroom with positive interventions. Intuitive professional offers expertise in curriculum implementation and student assessment. Hardworking and kind professional commended for teaching and mentoring students to help transition to next grade. Strong communicator passionate about providing appropriate learning techniques and behavioral redirection for children with learning, intellectual, and emotional disabilities. Compassionate Special Education Assistant known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in behavior management, individualized education plan (IEP) implementation, and adaptive learning techniques. Excel at communication, empathy, and patience, ensuring successful student support and progress in diverse educational environments. Passionate Special Education Paraprofessional devises successful student strategies and manages classroom activities. Offers advanced qualifications combined with understanding of autism spectrum disorder and learning disabilities.

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