...During my tenure as a Special Education teacher in New York City Public Schools, I discovered the importance of modifying curricula to meet the diverse learning needs of my students. Early in my career, I realized that many students of all ages and backgrounds struggled with content-area learni... (read more)
...I specialize in teaching children with reading and writing difficulties. 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 tapp... (read more)
...I have extensive experience with addressing the foundational reading needs for students as well. As a special education teacher, I am versed in a number of ways to accommodate any deficits in study skills a student might have. I started my career in education as an assistant for the exceptional children department in my school. (read more)
...Reading specialist
Dyslexia specialist Certified teacher - elementary and special education
Teacher for 22 years in Yorktown - mainly 6, 7 and 8th grade, but lower grades in the summer I've worked with children with Asperger's, PDD, and other types of Autism Spectrum Learning issues for over 20 ... (read more)