English Teacher Reading Specialist

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Tracy L. Stamos

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Belmont, MA 02478 m: +1-617-***-****

EDUCATION

Institute for Multi-Sensory Education-Orton Gillingham, Boston, MA July 2014 Orton-Gillingham Certification

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA May 2006

Master of Liberal Arts in Environmental Management Dean’s prize winner for master’s thesis, GPA 3.66/4.0 Lesley University, Cambridge, MA November 1994

Master of Education, Consulting Teacher of Reading Graduated Summa cum Laude GPA 3.97/4.0

Lesley University, Cambridge, MA May 1991

Bachelor of Science in Education, Minor in Literature, Specialization in Reading Graduated Magna cum Laude

CERTIFICATIONS

Consulting Teacher of Reading (K-12), Massachusetts Expiration Date: 9/2022 Elementary Education (1-6), Massachusetts Expiration Date: 9/2022 Orton-Gillingham Certified 7/2014

TESTING SKILLS

Formal Testing Batteries:

• Stanford Achievement Test: Reading Comprehension

• The Nelson-Denny Reading Test

• Slosson Intelligence Test

Informal Testing Batteries:

• Informal Reading Inventory: listening Comprehension and reading Comprehension

• Roswell Chall, with high frequency words

• Handwriting Analysis

• Interest Inventory

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lexington Public Schools 2015–Present

Interim Substitute and Long-Term Substitute Teacher (K-12) Long Term Reading Substitute, Clark Middle School and Diamond Middle School

• Grades 6,7 and 8 Special Education and learning challenges in Reading

• Supported individual students and small groups, with whole class instruction

• Conducted Reading Comprehension and Writing Applications with individual classrooms Harvard University, Sustainability and Environmental Management, Cambridge, MA 2007-2018 Lecturer, Special Course Instructor, Principle Teaching Fellow Performed both leadership and support roles for various graduate study courses over an 12-year tenure, which included Corporate Sustainability Strategies, Environmental Ethics & Land Management, Environmental Justice, Global Climate Change and Energy and the Environment. Private Instructor & Tutor 2016-2017

• Taught English, Reading, Writing to the adult business executive, who was fluent in Mandarin and desired improvement in English skills

• Privately tutored middle school ESL student for Independent School Entrance Exam, via Grokwise Tutoring (ISEE) teaching and reinforcing phonics, reading comprehension with guided purposeful reading, vocabulary, synonyms, mathematics word problems 2

Belmont Public Schools 2013-2015

Response “To Intervention” Program Instructor, Daniel Butler School (Summer 2014)

• Assessed, analyzed and evaluated students who were lower levels of Reading and Mathematics

• Evaluated and developed a specific educational plan and instructed individuals and small groups in reading. This instruction involved basic phonics and beginning reading with comprehension. A final assessment was completed subsequently.

Long Term Substitute, Reading Specialist (March 2014 –June 2014)

• Utilize Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Program

• Benchmarked students using DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills).

• Provide TAT Support to IEP Students

• Implement Response to Intervention measures with students in grades 2, 3, and 4

• Teach Phonics using the Wilson Reading System

• Support the Track My Progress assessment program

• Completed last term Progress reports for 27 Reading and IEP students Department of Student Services Tutor (October 2013-June 2014)

• Mathematics and Language Arts, with SPED students grade 3 and 4

• Assessed several students struggling with basic mathematics and facing repeating their grade level.

• Changed students’ fear of mathematics to one of love, competency and confidence. Watertown Public Schools 2012–2013

Special Education/Reading Specialist, Long Term Substitute Teacher, Long Term Reading / SPED, Elementary Schools and Middle School

• Long Term Reading / SPED Substitute, Lowell Elementary School o Developed a Language Based Reading and Language Arts program for third graders o Developed a Reading program with emphasis on building phonics, vocabulary and comprehension o Worked cohesively with second and third grade teachers

• Long Term Reading / SPED Substitute, Cunniff Elementary School o Directed a daily Math Preview for grade five students challenged in Mathematics o Developed a Language Based Reading and Writing program for third graders o Developed a Reading Comprehension program for students in grades 3, 4 and 5 o Taught phonics daily to students in grades 1, 2 and 3 using the Wilson Reading System o Taught Mathematics on Fridays to six Grade Three special education students Pollard Middle School - Needham, MA 1998-2000

Sixth-Grade Science and Language Arts Teacher, Team Leader

• Presented and shared graphic organizers to analyze curriculum covered, methodologies for teachers in both the science and English Departments of Pollard Middle School for MCAS Exam.

• Engaged students in deductive inquiry-based projects involving lab work and observation projects concerning natural phenomena (e.g. fall observation, moon phase projects and spring journals).

• Developed and implemented a hands-on/minds-on approach to teaching science, capitalizing on “real- world” issues in science, largely focusing on student involvement and inductive and deductive inquiry. Blanchard Memorial School - Boxborough, MA 1996-1998 Sixth-Grade Science and Language Arts Teacher

• Engaged students in National Geographic’s Acid Rain Program

• Taught Health using the Michigan Model, including a (pig’) heart dissection.

• Partook in a partnership with Emerson Hospital and the Michigan Model Health program to teach students to track their vital signs over their upper elementary years as part of math, science, health and technology integrated studies.

• Rewrote the K-6 curriculum to coincide with the state frameworks. Chenery Middle School - Belmont, MA 1993-1996

Sixth-Grade English Teacher (1993-1994)

Sixth-grade English & Science Teacher (1994-1996)

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