Resume

• 2012

  Continuing education to develop additional knowledge in the area of Literacy Coaching

  RtI

  and Student Interventions.

  Literacy Coaching and School Literacy

  National-Louis University

• 2006

  Simon Says Scrap

  Woodridge School District #68

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  College of DuPage

  Simon Says Scrap

  Cicero School District 99

  Drexel Elementary School

  Cicero

  ILlinois

  Through professional development and curriculum design

  I work with teachers

  staff

  and administration to improve literacy instruction in classrooms and throughout the building. I also work 1:1 and in small groups to provide literacy interventions to students who are not reading or writing at grade level. Member of the School Leadership Team who makes decisions as to what ways our school can continue to grow and improve in the areas of literacy

  math

  and parent involvement. Work with grade level teams to collaborate on ways to improve instruction and problem solve for increased student achievement. Provide workshops and professional development in all areas of literacy that includes: vocabulary

  reading

  writing

  phonics

  and small group instruction. Work with individuals to coach them in a variety of areas related to literacy instruction.

  Literacy Coach and Reading Specialist

• 2005

  MS Edu

  Literacy Education - Reading Specialist

• 2001

  Education - Middle School

• 1998

  BA

  Elementary Education

• 1984

  Harris Bank Hinsdale

  Worked as Classroom Aide to assist teacher and students.\nAs a Special Education Aide

  I worked 1:1 with special education students to modify work and create lessons that helped the individual student meet their individualized academic goals.\nAs an ESL Aide

  my job was to provide additional language support to incoming students. I worked to establish basic vocabulary needs that would help them learn necessary words to help them throughout the schoo day.

  Woodridge School District #68

  Harris Bank Hinsdale

  Teacher

  Third/Fourth grade teacher

  Valley View School District 365U

  Teacher and Reading Specialist

  Fourth Grade teacher who has clusters of LD and ESL students in a high minority district.\n\nSchool Improvement Plan member that interprets current assessments and works to develop strategies to help bilingual students improve reading to work towards lifelong skills and the ability to pass Illinois State Acheivement Test (ISAT).

  Cicero School District 99

  Adjunct Instructor

  Instructor for Developmental Reading classes.

  College of DuPage

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• Classroom Management

  Title I and Title III Budgeting

  Classroom

  Professional Development

  Differentiated Instruction

  Curriculum Design

  ESL

  Henager

  Specialties: Reading Specialist

  Laura

  Cicero School District 99

  Valley View School District 365U