SpecificallySpecial
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Severna Park, Maryland, United States
About the store
I've been a special educator in Baltimore City Public Schools since 2011. I split my time between co-teaching with other educators in the inclusive setting, pulling students out for resource special education, consulting with teachers on how to help their students meet their IEP goals, and monitoring my caseload of students across grades Pre-K to 5th grade. My biggest educational belief is that instruction should be designed to meet ALL learners right from the beginning! In 2016, I attended an Orton-Gillingham training and it completely changed my outlook on the scope and sequence of teaching reading! Check out some of my OG products to help support your own OG lessons!
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IEP at a Glance!
A quick reference for all the needs of your students with IEPs! In a fun and easy-to-read setup, anyone from teachers to parents to administrators can use this form to get a quick overview of what a student needs. This product is perfect for anywhere from your lesson plan binder to your data binder to at your fingertips on a daily basis! You'll never have to dig through piles and piles of paperwork to remember which student needs which accommodations again!
PreK - 12th
Informal Reading Conference
Use this informal reading conference to meet with individual students throughout the year to document progress, monitor strengths and weaknesses, and set personalized goals for all your students! This recording sheet covers before, during, and after reading.
1st - 5th
Close Reading, Literature, Phonics & Phonological Awareness
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Experience
I've been a special educator in Baltimore City Public Schools since 2011. I split my time between co-teaching with other educators in the inclusive setting, pulling students out for resource special education, consulting with teachers on how to help their students meet their IEP goals, and monitoring my caseload of students across grades Pre-K to 5th grade. My biggest educational belief is that instruction should be designed to meet ALL learners right from the beginning! In 2016, I attended an Orton-Gillingham training and it completely changed my outlook on the scope and sequence of teaching reading! Check out some of my OG products to help support your own OG lessons!
Teaching style
I structure all my lessons in any subject area using the gradual release model where I slowly lead students towards independence by explicitly modeling my expectations, working as a team, and then finally working independently. I believe that a strong foundation in phonemic awareness and phonics are essential to emergent readers, so I use a range of multi-sensory strategies to engage young readers in my lessons. Overall, my teaching style relies heavily on creating positive relationships with my students and letting them know I'm here to help them make the progress we both know they can.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Literacy Leader Award from Loyola University - 2016
My own education history
I graduated from Towson University with a dual-certificate in Elementary Education and Special Education. I've been a special educator in Baltimore City Public Schools since 2011 and I've recently graduated from the Loyola University with a masters in literacy education and a reading specialist certification.
Additional biographical information
In my time away from teaching you can find me cooking, running, or relaxing on a beach!!
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