Special Education Assistant
Resume:
Yolanda Y. Stokes
Bronx, NY 10472
Cell: 347-***-**** or Home: 347-***-****
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OBJECTIVE To secure long term employment, and potential growth in a
company where I can contribute my positive attributes to
benefit my employer and service others.
SUMMARY OF Offering twenty-one years of experience in education, and
QUALIFICATIONS case management an informative background in all areas
of curriculum management. The ability to research and
analyze situations, develop rapport and bring projects to
completion under deadlines.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE Tutoring/ Counseling Services
01/10 - Present .Developed cirriculum for ages 5- 21.
.Administered academic assessments.
.Prepared lesson plans according to the students needs
such as, global history, mathematics, english language
arts, science, reading and writing.
.Counseled at risk students through strength based
methods.
.Applied music as a form of therapy.
.Conducted art as a therapy.
10/02 - 08/09 .Executed play therapy and narrative therapy through
learning.
Citywide District Home Instructions
1st - 12th Grade Teacher
Bronx, NY
Prepare lesson plans for students according to their
academic standards. Administer RCTs, Regents, and State
exams. Prepare IEP's.
Instruct students with psychological disorders, emotional
disturbances, damage to the right side of the brain,
cancer patients, mental disorders, injuries/surgeries; in
addition to pregnant teens residing at group homes.
Substitute teaching in a hospital setting for
inpatient/outpatient students; conducted small group
through educational counseling instructional sessions.
9/01 - 6/03 District #l9 @ M.S.166
Sixth Grade Special Education Teacher.
Brooklyn, NY
Counsel at-risk students. Developed curricula surrounding
creative thinking skills and graphic organizing
pertaining to students through visual learning.
Orchestrated and evaluated pretesting and post-testing
procedures towards student performance levels.
Prepared daily lesson plans, and grouped students into
pairs of two for comprehensive reading assignments.
Monitored non-traditional format skill building for the
enhancement of reading. Supervise student ratio of
twelve. Evaluate program resources of visual arts to
engage students in the process of creative writing.
Liaison between parents, teachers, students and
administration.
09/00 - 06/01 District #11 @ M.S. 142
Seventh Grade English Teacher.
Bronx, NY
Counsel at-risk students. Formulated lessons surrounding
critical thinking in area of English Literature Topics
included essay writing through the use of periodicals
such as Maya Angelo's collected poems, Langston Hughes'
selected poems, Sandra Cisneros' "The House on
Mango-Street," and Prentice Hall. Grammar/ Composition.
Assisted students in creating their personal poetry log
consisting of their own experiences. Responsible for
preparing quarterly exams for students.
09/98 - 09/00 District #9 @ C.E.S. 55
Sixth Grade Science Teacher.
Bronx, NY
Counsel at-risk students. Constructed reading and writing
materials for quizzes/monthly exams, demonstrated science
lessons on human anatomy based on class presentations.
Facilitated oral discussion groups on Human Biology and
Health. Administered practice and State exams.
12/95 - 09/98 District #8 @ P.S. 164
Independent Reading Lab Professional
Bronx, NY
Counsel at-risk students. Strategically planned. a
syllabus of reading lessons using motivated sequence for
holistic learning on the fundamentals of reading.
Counseled students with a niche of crisis intervention.
Conducted workshops on self-esteem.
06/91 - 08/91 Committee on Special Education
06/92 - 07/92 Assistant Administrator
New York, NY
Prepared option letters for special education students.
Liaison for parents, students, and administration. Set up
meetings. Filing of correspondence and maintained case
files. Greeted visitors in reception area. Referred
parents to other resources in support of services.
10/89 - 12/95 District #6 @ I.S. 90
Reading Lab Assistant/Special Education Paraprofessional.
New York, NY
Counsel at-risk students. Reinforced reading strategies.
Worked one to one with students. Observed students wrote
anecdotes on progress. Instructed science lessons.
Assisted students with arts and crafts. Scored practice
exams on Scantron. Organized classroom management.
Chaperoned students on trips. Administered Chapter 53
Screening to Kindergarten, First, and Second grade
students.
EDUCATION
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona
06/13- 12/14 Accomplished: Master's of Science in Psychology with an
Emphasis in General Psychology
Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona
04/10 - 05/12 Master's Major: Adolescence in Addiction Counseling
(Thirty credits earned Internship needed)
06/95- 01/98 College of New Rochelle, Bronx, NY.
Accomplished: Bachelor of Arts Degree in
Psychology/Education.
0l/87 - 12/89
Monroe College, Bronx, NY.
CERTIFICATES Accomplished: Associate Degree in Word Processing
/Office Tech.
Child Abuse Prevention/Violence Prevention
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