Hello, my name is Melodie and I am an educator with over 22 years of experience. I have work with children in a variety of educational settings and backgrounds.I have a BA in Early Childhood & Elementary Education, a MA in Deaf Education, and a MA in Education with a Reading Specialist Endorsement.

I believe that all children have the potential for academic success. I want to help raise students' academic levels by understanding their strengths and areas of need, use those strengths to develop the skills that need improvement, and build the self-confidence of the student. I will also be a resource to parents to assist in providing literacy opportunities at home.

I am a huge proponent of the Science of Reading and use a structured literacy approach in my teaching. On Outschool, I will offer 1:1 Literacy/Reading Intervention classes for hearing and DHH students, Literacy Assessment classes, Read Aloud classes, ASL Vocabulary classes for 4-10 year old's, and fun puzzles and brainteaser classes!

I look forward to working with your child to help strengthen their overall literacy skills!


Education: 
*Hunter College
Master of Education, Childhood Education
Magna Cum Laude

*Hunter College
Master of Education, Deaf Education
Magna Cum Laude

*Liberty University	
Master of Education, Reading Specialist
Cum Laude

*New York University	
Bachelor of Arts, Early Childhood & Elementary Education
Cum Laude and Dean’s List
English Minor

Certifications:
*Elementary School Teacher – NJ
Elementary School with Subject Matter Specialization: Language Arts/Literacy Specialization Gr. 5-8 - NJ
Teacher of Supplemental Instruction: Reading & Mathematics Gr. K-8 – NJ

*Professional Hearing-Impaired Gr. Pre-K-12 – CT; Reading Specialist Endorsement
Elementary (1-6) - CT 

*Deaf/Hard of Hearing K-12 - NY

*Dyslexia Awareness Certification (VA Dept. of Ed.)

*DASA Certification (NYS Dept. of Ed.)

Experiences:
* Classroom Teacher/ Reading Specialist Teacher: 24 years experience

Organizations:
*National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
*American Annals of the Deaf
*Black Deaf Advocates
*International Literacy Association (ILA)
*Christian Educators Association International (CEAI)

Skills:
*Visual Phonics
*Balanced Literacy *Structured Literacy
*Lit Life Literacy Program *PBIS
*Thinking Maps Program *Science of Reading
*Various Reading Assessments & Programs

Languages:
*English
*ASL
*Beginner Korean