...I use strategies and curriculum from Wilson Reading and Orton Gillingham to strengthen my students’ fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills. In my lessons, I incorporate multi-sensory strategies including finger tapping to sound out words, arm tapping, writing of words and sounds in sand, ... (read more)
...I am also a former director of Special Education for a New York City School, and managed 5 learning specialists, two speech and language pathologists, two occupational therapists, a physical therapist and social worker. I am a former certified ICT teacher, with a New York State certification in ... (read more)
...Furthermore, I bring a wealth of expertise in K-6 education, having dedicated over 10 years to teaching and having been instrumental in delivering engaging and effective learning materials for young learners across diverse educational settings, further validating my comprehensive qualifications a... (read more)
...My pre and post graduate education has always revolved around language and reading acquisition. My intentions were only to be an elementary classroom teacher teaching multiple subjects. Student feedback, parental feedback, data analysis and administrative feedback showed my methods have been consistently highly effective. (read more)
...Early in my career, I realized that many students of all ages and backgrounds struggled with content-area learning due to deficiencies in foundational literacy skills. I decided to pursue my Wilson Reading Certification as well as my Reading Specialist certification at Drexel University in order... (read more)