Lydia Hall-Young

• Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
• Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
• Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs. Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
• Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
• Taught multiple subjects to students with intellectual or emotional disabilities.

Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
• Supervised lunchroom and recess activities.
• Maintained day-to-day classroom management and discipline to promote learning initiatives.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
• Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
• Organized and cleaned teaching areas after daily use to maintain high standards for returning teachers or other substitutes.
• Integrated existing and new technology into classroom to help provide creative and fun learning environment.

• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed. Exhibited excellent teamwork skills.
• Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time. Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.

• Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
• Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
• Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
• Provided support during classes, small group lessons and classroom activities.
• Documented student behaviors, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues.
• Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery.
• Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills

• Traveled with other area assistants to help implement the state's nutritional program to limited resource households with children.
• Effectively supervised children on how to select and prepare nutritional meals and snacks.
• Successfully met the challenge of networking with a diverse group of ethnic families in order to encourage a new awareness, knowledge, attitude and behavior about good nutrition.
• Updated reports and daily activities of clients, and kept accurate records of information for program's planning and coordination.