Sonya Benice Garcia-Vázquez

• Develop and implement daily unit lesson plans for kindergarten through fifth grade, administered testing, tracked and analyzed class performance
• Spoke to students in non-native language to challenge students and introduce students to non-native speaking environments.
• Explained concepts and assignments in both native and non-native languages.
• Conduct group, small group, and one-on-one math, reading and writing activities related to Spanish Curriculum
• Develop excellent rapport with students, staff, and parents
• Fostered classroom environment conducive to learning and promoting excellent student engagement
• Explored and implemented innovative use of technology in language education.
• Taught 60 students across 6 classes
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• To develop activities throughout the Hispanic communities where the young adults can reconnect with their catholic faith
• To develop retreats for the young adults to grow more spiritually
• To develop and form more adult advisors to work in each parish with the young and young adult.
• Identified and recruited potential volunteer workers.
• Prepared, coordinated and distributed information about yearly schedule of activities and classes.
• Kept program children safe and secure at all times with proactive monitoring strategies.
• Analyzed revenue and program cost data to determine budget priorities.

• To assist the case manager with interpreting the refugee's native language and facilitate communication between both parties that speak different languages
• To document and contact the client and follow up any necessity that the client may have
• To assist case manager with Cultural orientation for the refugee.
• Provided cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
• Maintained message content, tone, and emotion as closely as possible.
• Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, handle medical needs or manage personal concerns.
• Interpreted conversations between foreign language-speaking clients and others.

• Developed and implemented daily and unit lesson plans for kindergarten, administered testing, tracked and analyzed class performance
• Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
• Conducted group, small group and one-on-one math, reading and writing activities
• Exercised good classroom management focused on positive behavior support by clearly articulating fair and consistent expectations along with appropriate natural consequences.
• Delivered lesson plans, implemented school curriculum and used data to create, monitor, and establish personalized learning plan for each student.

• Reinforced lessons presented by teachers by reviewing material with students one-on-one or in small groups
• Helped to maintain fun, interactive, clean and organized classroom.
• Worked with students in building to promote learning and pro-social development.
• Understood and acclimated to teacher's routine to provide classroom coverage.
• Helped teachers prepare for lessons by getting materials ready or setting up equipment, such as computers
• Helped supervise students in class, between classes, during lunch and recess, and on field trips.
• Assisted teachers with classroom management and document coordination to maintain positive learning environment.
• Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.

In kindergarten, 3rd, 4th and 6th grade (, Designed and taught lessons in reading curriculum for kindergarten, 3rd, 4th and 6th classroom

• Team teaching with cooperative teacher.
• Worked with classroom teacher to learn about current standards and best practices.
• Facilitated small group activities and one-on-one instruction to meet individual student needs.