Josephine Sodano Ed.D, LDT/C, NCED

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Dade City, Florida, 33525

908-***-****

adykrl@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

Doctorate Certificate (Ed.D)

Seton Hall University August 2022

Department of Leadership, Management, and Policy

Principal/Curriculum Director Certification

Executive Ed.S Educational Specialist

Seton Hall University May 2010

Department of Leadership, Management, and Policy

Principal/Curriculum Director Certification

Masters Plus LDT/C Certification Program

Kean University

Master of Arts in Special Education

New Jersey City University, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor of Arts in Special Education & Post Baccalaureate

New Jersey City University, Magna Cum Laude

Teacher of the Handicapped

Nursery School Standard- Preschool July 1983

Supervisor Certification – March 1985

Certifications: Nationally Certified Educational Diagnostician, Issued 2007, 2013

Learning Disabilities-Teacher Consultant, NJDOE, 1986 Supervisor, NJDOE, 1985

Nursery Standard Highly Qualified Preschool, NJDOE, 1983

Teacher of the Handicapped, NJDOE, 1976

Teaching Experiences: Teaneck Public Schools

LDT/C 2014 to June 2019

Child Study Team Member

Member of Child Study Team

Scotch Plains Fanwood Public Schools

LDT/C 2010-2013 Pre-K-4

(Out of District Pre-K –age 21)

Child Study Team Pre-K Coordinator / EIP transition Coordinator

I&RS Child Study Team Member Elementary level

Summer 2010, 2011, 2012 Child Study Team

Pre-K teacher for self-contained summer class (ABA-instruction)

Garwood Public Schools

LDT/C 2001- 2010 Pre-K- 8

Special Education Teacher In class Replacement

Special Education Teacher In class Support

Basic Skills Instruction Teacher

Home Instruction Preschool Program

Orton Gillingham Mentor for Special Education Teachers

I &RS Child StudyTeam Member

(NJ DOE Technical Support I&RS Training)

Summit Public Schools

Summer Program 2007 LDT/C Educational Evaluations CST

Cranford Public Schools

Summer Program 2004 LDT/C Wilson Reading Instructor

Summer 2005 Program Child Study Team Supervisor LDT/C

Private Practice LDT/C 1989- Present

Educational Consultant - Diagnosis, Placement, Job Coaching,

Tutorial Services

Children’s Specialized Hospital 1986-1989

Learning Consultant for Child Study Team, Infant Stimulation

Deerfield School, Mountainside, New Jersey

Teacher of Preschool Disabled Program1982-1986 Primary Resource Program and MOPPET Preschool self-contained program - Curriculum Coordinator

Professionally Recognized

Associations: KAPPA DELTA PI

International Honor Society In Education

Xi Gamma Chapter Seton Hall, April 26, 2009

Member Council for Exceptional Children,

Divisions: DLD DEC CEDS CASE

New Jersey Association of Learning Consultants

Union County Administrators of Special Education, CST Rep.

September 2003

Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.

Community outreach theater arts programs for young adults with special needs

The Arc Association for Special Needs Adults

The Way Sharers Social Skills group for Young Adults with Special Needs -Westfield

Other Experiences: New Jersey City University Instructor – Saturday workshops

Pre-school Training - Specialty High-Scope & Creative Curriculum

Professional development has focused on:

LDT/C Assessment training

Speech/Language Assessment

Preschool Assessment

Assessment for children on the Autism Spectrum

ABA training at Douglass Developmental Center

Children with Cochlear Implants- Inclusive Education

Training at JFK

IEP compliance

Orton Gillingham Strategies (Certificate, 2003)

Reading Strategies and Phonemic Awareness

Mathematics and mnemonics/cognitive strategies

References: Available upon request

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