Lisa Burleson

• Created strategies to meet the needs of mentally and physically disabled students.
• Taught reading, language arts and daily life skills in a self-contained SDC classroom.
• Communicated with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement and positive reinforcement.
• Implemented a variety of behavior systems to encourage positive behavior.
• Redirected students using Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
• Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.

* Implementation of speech devices and/or PECS

• Worked with Mild/Moderate students to support educational success, learning and achievement.
• Met with parents and guardians to assist in understanding and supporting educational objectives, learning expectations and behavior standards.
• Developed solutions to improve performance.
• Assessed individual student needs to create lesson plans addressing academic strengths and interests of students, while fostering development and growth.
• Taught students identified as learning disabled, speech and language impaired, ADD/ADHD and a variety of processing disorders.
• Created & implemented class and individual behavior management programs.
• Planned instruction for high interest and to meet the needs of students from all ability levels.

*Instructed students with disabilities, including Autism, Mental Retardation and Orthopedic Impairments.

*Instructed students in individualized instruction and small reading groups.

*Created strategies to meet the needs of mentally and physically disabled students.

*Physically and verbally interacted with students throughout the day.

*Implemented Speech devices and/or PECS for communication