DEBRA JOHNSON-MORSE

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Glenside, PA 19038 cell: 215-***-****

SUMMARY

EDUCATOR / READING SPECIALIST

Experienced, professional educator with a real interest in students’ cognitive and social growth; expert with interventions for below level readers; excellent communication and organizational skills with students, staff members, and parents.

Areas of Expertise:

o Curriculum Development o Classroom Management

o Teacher Mentor o Vocabulary & Test Taking Development

o Schoolwide Reading Projects o Excellent Computer Skills

o Analyze Assessment Data o Student Mentor Program

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Norristown Area School District Norristown, PA 2016-Present

Adult Evening School Instructor

Instruct ESL adult students in Language Arts; analyze student data to instruct students appropriately and assist students in obtaining their GED.

Kelly Educational Staffing King of Prussia, PA 2011-Present

Substitute Teacher

Instruct students in various school districts in Chester & Montgomery Counties; (grades K-12)

Successfully instruct students in a positive environment

Analyze student data to instruct students appropriately

Display professionalism and team player at all times

Coatesville Area School District Coatesville, PA 2006-2011

Reading Specialist

Reading instruction for kindergarten thru fifth grade students who were below level in Reading; mentor teachers on using Reading materials effectively and suggest strategies to improve reading instruction and PSSA scores; increased students’ reading at grade level by 60%; increased students PSSA scores from below level to basic and proficient by 75%

Director of After-school Girls Mentor Program-directed girls in grades 3,4, & 5; focused on: self-esteem, peer relationships, and community involvement activities

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School District of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA 1986-1999

Reading Specialist (ten years) Head Start Teacher (three years)

Taught reading to all grade levels in various schools throughout Philadelphia; increased students’ Reading test scores by 70 %;

Reading Recovery teacher for one year to struggling 1st & 2nd grade students; used Reading Recovery strategies to improve students’ reading from below level to on level by 85%

Head Start: instructed 3 & 4 year old students

Other Relevant Experience

Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) Summer, 2012

Bryn Mawr College; Bryn Mawr, PA

Computer Instructor

Instructed students, (ages 9-12) in designing a personal web page

Instructed students, (ages 11-13) in creating a web game using “Scratch” software

EDUCATION

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Master of Science, Human Behavior & Development Minor: Reading Specialty

Reading Specialist Teacher Certificate

GPA 3.9/4.0

Millersville University, Millersville, PA

Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education / Early Childhood

Elementary Education & Early Childhood Teacher Certificate

Shippensburg University of PA. Reading Recovery Training Program Certificate

ACADEMIC HONORS & COMMUNITY SERVICE

Assistant Troop Leader; Girl Scouts of America; Philadelphia. PA

Reading Tutor: Cheltenham Basketball Saturday Program; Cheltenham, PA

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority – Treasurer for Iota Chi Chapter (Millersville University)

Women’s Track Club – Relay 440 (Millersville University)

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