Special Education Teacher

Althea Stokes

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SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Helping special needs students achieve success via functional and life-skills teaching.

Experienced, award-winning teacher with 30+years’ experience working with special education students, with a history of improving test scores in reading and math, seeks position with a top school district.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Able to Run Well-Organized Classrooms

Focused on Classroom Success and Achieving Individual Student Goals

Skilled in Functional and Life Skills Curriculum

Experience Working with Students with Autism, Speech Impairments, and Physical Disabilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER September 2015 –January 2019

Samuel Sells High School

Philadelphia, PA.

Developed and implemented lesson plans for a class of fifth-grade students with high-functioning autism, speech impairments, dyslexia, and other physical and learning disabilities.

Notable accomplishments:

Differentiate activities and goals to meet each student’s individual needs and abilities.

Achieved an average of 25 percent improvement on student reading and math exams.

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER September 1998- June 2015

Tilden Middle School

Philadelphia, PA

Adapted middle school English and History curriculum materials to suit students with autism.

Notable Accomplishments:

Administered all pull-out testing for students with special needs.

Conducted seminars for teachers on how to implement tailored curricula in their classrooms.

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

Cabrini University, Master of Science Principal Certification

Bachelor of Arts Radnor, PA

Virginia State University Master of Education

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