Timothy L. Converse

Experienced in literacy instruction for students with disabilities and students at-risk for success. Capability to develop and execute impactful reading strategies for academic, professional, and enriching life experiences. Strengthen students' confidence while encouraging perseverance through relevant practices and exercises.

Developed adolescent reading program steeped in vocabulary and various literacy strategies for students with disabilities; students reading below grade level with limited literacy exposure. Students achieved greater gains in reading performance than general education peers.

Created Cafe de Shell with an adjacent learning center/commons/library within Roxana High School. The cafe, an authentic employment training program for students with disabilities along with the learning center proved to become an all-inclusive area emboldening the school culture.

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