School: Woodward Parkway Elementary School, & Howitt Middle School Farmingdale, NY

Role: ENL Teacher 

This school year, I had the opportunity to work as a 0.8 Elementary ELA and Middle School Social Studies  ENL Teacher. My role has been to support students in their learning by adapting, modifying, and collaborating with classroom teachers to implement English language supports for students at all proficiency levels.  While working in the elementary setting, I push into the classrooms and work in small groups. This targeted instruction allows for students to work on their personal goals, while ensuring they receive and understand the content. In the middle school, I collaborate with my co teachers to plan effective lessons to ensure content understanding and language acquisition. Students receive modified instruction and with lessons personalized to meet their individual goals. This modifications may include, sentence frames, visual cues, shortened assessments. In both settings, my goal is to develop engaging lessons by using multiple means of modalities so that students are set up for success. 

School: Northside Elementary School, Farmingdale, NY

Role: Reading Intervention Teacher

In 2022,  I continued to work in Farmingdale, as a Project Read teacher; in Kindergarten! This program provides data-driven, targeted, small-group instruction for students performing below grade-level. During this experience I worked along side some wonderful teachers, where I scaffolded lessons based on students levels to help meet their needs. I incorporate Heggerty, is a phonemic awareness curriculum that provides students with consistent and repeated instruction. It is essential that during a lesson, students are highly engaged and interested in what they are learning. My students love when our activities involve something that is hands on. Since I work with kindergarteners, these materials may include play dough, pop-its, dry erase boards, or something as simple as picture cards. I value my students interest and if possible, I like to incorporate it into my classroom to keep them excited to learn.

School: Saltzman East Memorial School, Farmingdale, NY

Role: Reading Intervention Teacher

In 2021, I continued to work in Farmingdale as a First Grade Project Read teacher. Project Read Is a part of the districts Response to Intervention Plan. The program monitors students who need additional support, through Intensive, small group instruction.  This program has allowed me to grow as an educator, and focus on one area of the classroom. I was able to participate in an Action Research Project, where my colleagues and I monitored student growth that focused on Multisensory Sight Words. Students were engaged In hands on activities, such as, building sight words with Playdoh, writing them In shaving cream, or stamping them out, to help build their automaticity. This project was very successful. Through scaffolded and data - driven literacy instruction, I have seen tremendous growth amongst my students. I found this program to be so rewarding and a great learning experience. 

School: Saltzman East Memorial School, Farmingdale, NY

Role: ENL Teacher 

Over the summer, I had the pleasure to teach ENL students  in the Farmingdale School District. The purpose of the summer literacy camp was to engage students in reading, math, learning, physical activity, science, and technology, through the use of collaboration. The goal was to keep students engaged in meaningful learning, in a fun and relaxed atmosphere in order to prevent summer slide. Students participated in independent and small group guided reading instruction, number talks, and STEAM activities. Throughout the program, I worked closely with the classroom teacher, as the ENL teacher to create and implement meaningful activities for our students.  I also helped develop a curriculum to help students continue to gain confidence in their English language. I saw great success among my students; including moving reading levels.