Melissa Barreto Special Education
Resume:
MELISSA A. BARRETO
New York, New York 10028
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
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• Extensive experience teaching students with autism in school, home and clinic settings
• Particular interest in communication and developing functional generalized vocational skills
EDUCATION
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2000-2004 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
• B.S. in Human Development with a minor in Spanish Language, May 2004
• Dean’s List, National Honor Society for Collegiate Scholars, Psi Chi National Honor Society
2004-2007 Queens College Queens, NY
• M.S. in Special Education and Elementary Education, May 2007
• New York State Certification: Students with Disabilities and Elementary Education 1-6
• Thesis: Increasing commenting in a child with autism towards typically developing peer using social script priming
• Dean’s List, Americorp Member, Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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July 2007- Present Success Charter Network New York, New York
Instructional Development Associate
• Coordinate special education and related services across four schools
• Create and conduct initial, annual and triennial IEP meetings at both the school and CSE levels
• Develop instruction for special education students as part of a collaborative team
August 2007-July 2008 811M Mickey Mantle School New York, New York
Classroom Teacher
• Special Education classroom teacher for kindergarten students with autism in a 6:1:1 ratio class
• Experience with the development, differentiation and implementation of Individual Education Plans and curriculum for students with Autism, individual student schedules, TEACCH, ABA, PECS, AAC Devices, small group instruction, 1:1 instruction and ADL skills
September 2004-August 2007 233Q Queens, New York
Classroom Teacher
• Special Education classroom teacher for middle school students with autism in a 6:1:1 ratio class
• Experience with the development, differentiation and implementation of Individual Education Plans and curriculum for students with Autism, individual student schedules, TEACCH, ABA, PECS, AAC Devices, small group instruction, 1:1 instruction, pre-vocational tasks, community based vocational tasks and ADL skills.
September 2006-August 2007 Bineinu Children’s Services Brooklyn, New York
ABA Therapist
• Responsible for creating and implementing home-based ABA programs for children diagnosed on the autism spectrum
April 2006- March 2007
Autism Therapist Kid Success Levittown, New York
• Responsible for the collaborative development and implementation of ABA programming, socialization classes and verbal behavior programming for children with autism
March 2007-October 2008 Therapeutic Resources New York, New York
ABA Therapist
• Responsible for creating and implementing home-based ABA programs for children diagnosed on the autism spectrum
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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September 20, 2008 Success Charter Network New York, New York
Special Education Referrals and Response to Intervention
• Facilitated and lead a professional development session for new teachers that focused on the internal referral process, CSE process and the implementation of the Response to Intervention model
April 2008 811M Mickey Mantle School New York, New York
Autism: The Home Connection
• Facilitated and lead a workshop for parents of students with autism that focused on the use of communication, individualized schedules and social stories at home and in the community.
October 2007 Hunter CARD New York, New York
Autism in the Community
• Attended a workshop that focused on community interventions for individuals with autism from an ABA, Occupational Therapy and Speech-Language perspective.
July 2006 District 75 New York, New York
Advanced TEACCH Workshop
• Attended a workshop that focused on expanding knowledge and critical thinking skills of teachers using the TEACCH methodology
October 2006 Pyramid Consulting New York, New York
PECS Workshop
• Trained to teach PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) from stages I through IV
March 2005 District 75 New York, New York
AAC within a literacy based unit
• Attended a workshop that focused on the use of Assistive Technology/AAC in developing and implementing literacy based units for elementary through high school aged students with autism and multiple disabilities
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