Carly Castle

-Provide 1:1 support for students

-Implement Orton Gillingham phonics for students struggling in reading or students with language based learning differences

-Attend IEP meetings as parent advocate

-Build confidence with students leading to growth as learners

-Evaluation of all available academic and psychological records for students

-Communicate with teachers

• Implemented Orton Gillingham phonics for small groups of students (K-5th grade)
• Supported teachers and administrators in implementing strategies to meet needs of students with IEPs
• Helped administration with special education organization and compliance
• Facilitated IEP meetings
• Made recommendations based on child's needs
• Lead and managed child study teams to develop tier 1/tier 2 interventions to support students both academically and socially
• Trained teachers in writing quality IEPs
• Attended professional development workshops on special education and turn keyed information to staff
• Taught small groups of students by breaking down, re-teaching and modifying whole class lessons

• Collaborated with general education co-teacher across all subject areas to write, adapt, and differentiate curriculum while utilizing six co-teaching models
• Planned lessons based on a project based learning model
• Helped facilitate a learning environment to foster creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills between students
• Built positive relationships with parents to involve families
• Planned/implemented Orton Gillingham phonics to whole class lessons and small group lessons
• Developed IEPs for 12 of 28 students that reflected students’ strengths /goals and evaluated all students’ academic and personal growth based on wide array of assessments
  

• Taught students subject-specific material, learning strategies and social skills
• Implemented classroom management techniques to enhance class morale and engagement
• Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution strategies, critical thinking and communication
• Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in educational process
• Collaborated with co-teacher on all classroom practices and curriculum