"I have a Master's Degree in Education and I am NYS certified for both Special Education 7-12 Generalist and General Childhood Education 1-6. I have worked in a NYC Public High School in Brooklyn for 3 years teaching both general education ELA, AP English Language, AP English Literature, ICT and self-contained for grades 9, 11 and 12. I have tutored 2-3 hours a week to help students prepare for and pass the NYS ELA Regent Exam. I also work after hours teaching credit recovery to students who have failed a course and are looking to get back on track to graduate. My classroom sizes range anywhere from 15 students to 32 students. I work with with students with: learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, intellectual disabilities, speech or language impairments and ENL students.

I am also certified for "gifted and talented" teaching.

As a special education teacher, my philosophy is to learn what supports and practices best work for each individual student. I believe in seeing students' ability NOT their disability. I provide students with many visuals, modeling, organizers, checklists, repetition, read alouds and scaffolding using the "I do, We do, You do" approach to help students achieve confidence and positive results." less...