...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)
...During that time I worked with students in the lower school grades one through four. Additionally, I worked at John Cardinal O'Connor School in Irvington for three years teaching second and third grade students with language based learning disabilities. Currently, I am working in the Rye School District as a special education teacher assistant and tutoring reading. (read more)