Megan Traylor
Liberty,TX
Summary
Versatile and dedicated Dyslexia interventionist with focus on individual needs of Dyslexia students. Empathetic and accommodating in design and implementation of multisensory, explicit lessons. Exceptional skills working with teachers, parents and specialists to meet educational needs of students.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Dyslexia Interventionist
Dayton ISD
08.2018 - Current
- Use an individualized literacy intervention in a systematic, multisensory approach aligned with research-based practices for developing literacy.
- Follow an intensive, explicit, and cumulative design for remediation of reading and writing skills at all grade levels.
- Teach phonological awareness, sound symbol association, six syllable types, written spelling patterns, morphology, syntax, reading fluency, and comprehension.
- Monitor student progress and promote reading and writing automaticity.
- Create and track student goals.
- Attend ARD meetings to present student data and advocate for student needs, such as accommodations.
- Develop and maintain courteous and effective working relationships.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement of myself and students.
Classroom Teacher
Dayton ISD
10.2012 - 05.2018
- Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
- Organized engaging extracurricular activities that complemented classroom lessons, strengthening students'' connection to the subject matter.
- Collaborated with colleagues to develop cross-curricular lesson plans, increasing students'' understanding of how subjects interconnect.
- Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Louisiana State University of Shreveport
Shreveport, La05.2012
Skills
- Motivating students
- Collaborative Teamwork
- Group and individual instruction
- Teaching strategies
- Data Collection
- Small Group Instruction
- Reading Comprehension
- Progress Monitoring
- IEP development
- Early intervention
- Multisensory Instruction
- Individual Education Plans IEPs
- Effective Communication
- Instructional Strategies
Additional Information
Trainings attended:
Reading by Design- Delving Deeper: Foundations of Written Composition
Word Study Part 2- Six Syllable Types with Multi-syllabic Words, Syllabication, Etymology, and Morphology
Dyslexia Assessment: Administration and Scoring of CTOPP-2, GORT-5, and TWS-5
Word Study Part 1- Phonological Awareness, Alphabetic Principle, Phonics, and Six Syllable Types
Dyslexia Program Basics with Teacher Resources
Reading by Design Bridge Training
Multidisciplinary Approach to Dyslexia Identification
Dysgraphia: How to Assess and Identify
Reading by Design - Delving Deeper: Morphology
Legal Updates on Dyslexia
Customized Training in Special Education Student Evaluation - Guidance and Procedures for Identifying Dyslexia
Delving Deeper: Spelling and Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping
Region 4 Dyslexia Conference
Getting Ready for Reading by Design- Introduction to Volume 0
Reading by Design-Implementation Series: Internalization and Rehearsal Volume 1,2,3
Adapting Reading by Design (Specially Designed Instruction)
Timeline
Dyslexia Interventionist
Dayton ISD
08.2018 - Current
Classroom Teacher
Dayton ISD
10.2012 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
Louisiana State University of Shreveport