High School Software
Resume:
ELIZABETH WEST
Boxborough, MA *****
***@********.***
www.eduwrite.com
OBJECTIVE
Developing and writing clear, lively, and accurate materials for clients with tight scheduling and production needs
EXPERIENCE
Write text, instruction, apparatus, and activities for all skill and interest levels, from preschool to adult. I have experience writing for, and
Print Media
Teachers' guides; student editions; study guides; storybooks, workbooks, teachers' resources and other ancillaries; skill pages; tests; enrichment, reteaching and critical thinking activities; articles for trade magazine and book publishers. Recent projects include the following:
Elementary leveled reader for program
TE and SE for all grades of two middle- and high-school Literature programs
Standards-based pupil edition, teachers' edition, and assessments
Nonfiction and fiction passages for standardized tests
Grade 2-8 Sc&Seq technology strand of program and PE lessons for most grades.
Grades 5 and 6, fiction and nonfiction books written to match theme, vocabulary, and skills taught in reading anthology selections
Wrote or rewrote chapters for for Grades 1, 2 PE
tests to meet state standards
Standards-based practice tests
Dozens of leveled nonfiction books, articles, stories, and folktales
study guides, workbooks, and interactive reading materials. Wrote PE, TE, apparatus, special features, ancillaries, and adaptations; numerous study guides to accompany classic and modern middle- and high-school works
Electronic Media
Write text, instructions, examples, and scripts; software content; test same for content and functionality; provide software reviews & recommendations. Recent projects include:
Online interactive journals
Interactive stories and questions for Comprehension and Critical Thinking program designed for middle school students
Interactive lessons for college students
Interactive spelling software. Wrote text.
CD-ROM interactive writing software for 2 publishers. Wrote models and guided lessons for all types of writing for grades 6-12. Beta-tested and provided written report for one program before release.
Web site for major program. Wrote new copy and evaluated existing sites for suitability, content, and reliability.
Wrote manual chapters and help files for commercial embroidery software.
Related Experience
Boxborough School Council Member
Middle and High School Tutor
Six years of tutoring at a group home for juveniles, ages 14-19
Five years as a Writing Instructor at Acton-Boxborough Community Education
BACKGROUND
B. A. English, Bard College
Blanchard Memorial School, Boxborough: Classroom Aide; LD Aide; Remedial Reading Aide
Laubach Literacy Training and past tutor
PUBLISHED BY
R. R. Bowker
Contemporary Books
Curriculum Associates
Globe Fearon
Glencoe
Great Source
Harcourt
D. C. Heath
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Houghton-Mifflin
Houghton-Mifflin Software
Kendall Hunt
Macmillan
McDougal, Littell
McGraw Hill
Modern Curriculum Press
New Reader's Press
National Geographic
Open Court
Prentice Hall
Scholastic
Schoolhouse Press
Scott Foresman
Scribner
Silver-Burdett & Ginn
SRA
Sundance
Zaner-Bloser
I have never missed a deadline, and I guarantee all my work.
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS BY FIELD
Adult Literacy
Reading skills workbooks, levels 1-8; spelling-vocabulary workbook, in which content mirrors CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System) themes and Tests of Adult Basic Education; teacher's edition, student phonics pages, and assessment tests for Say the Word! program; diagnostic tests; tutoring materials
Language Arts
Writing process software; grammar, usage, & mechanics diagnostic tests, pretests, mastery tests; GUM (grammar, usage, mechanics) handbooks; GUM workbooks; composition strategies; daily oral and written activities; student text and TE for K-12 English; assessment rubrics; teacher's resource book, writing and composition; writing process instruction and activities; reteaching lessons; thesaurus
Literature
Study guides; student texts; apparatus, instruction, and activities; PE, TE, and ancillaries for numerous el-hi, middle- and high-school programs, including World Lit; American Lit; British Lit, integrated literature/language arts programs; reading guides; composition and vocabulary workbooks; multimedia text, scripts, & media specs for correlated literature/language arts; adaptations of literary works; tests; genre workbooks
Phonics/Controlled-Vocabulary Materials
Teacher's guide; student pages; workbooks; controlled-vocabulary stories; controlled-vocabulary mini-books; parent-child activities; controlled-vocabulary newspapers and stories; controlled-syntax stories and articles for learning-disabled students
Reading
Interactive stories and questions for critical thinking program; Reading passages for standardized tests; Apparatus, sidenotes, special features, and workbooks for two Interactive Reading Programs; leveled language books and stories for elementary and middle school students; Student PE and TE for all el-hi levels; PE and TE for students reading far below grade level or with learning disabilities; stories and articles pp1-3; controlled-vocabulary stories, articles, and activities; student journals; multi-language teacher's resource book; English teacher's edition for Spanish supplementary reading program; comprehension and vocabulary activities and workbooks; parent-child activities; cooperative activities; extra practice; enrichment; comprehension pages and teacher's guide in Spanish edition
Science
Gr. 5 Interactive Science journals; Gr. 2 and 3 Science PE to meet all state standards; Gr. 6 Student Resource Book; numerous science articles
Social Studies
Standards-based pupil edition; assessments; leveled high-interest nonfiction for trade anthologies; magazine articles; reading selections
Spelling
Materials for all levels; crossword puzzles; tests, teachers' guides; thesaurus; spelling software; pupil pages; workbooks; parent-child activities; integrated language arts-spelling workbook
Other Subjects
Home economics ancillaries, including readers' guides, skill sheets, extensions, & tests; high school drama teacher's guide; elementary math cross-curriculum activities
OTHER PRODUCTS INCLUDE
Web Site Evaluations, Reviews, and Searches
Teachers' Guide for Assistive Technology tool
Restaurant and Magazine Reviews
Articles for Standard Reference Works
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Commercial Software Content
Reference Manual and On-Line Help for Commercial Software
Co-authored Boxborough: A Portrait of a Town, combining oral and written history
Speeches, Slogans, Promotional Materials, and Advertisements
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