Additional Learning Support Teacher
Pathways School Noida
Total years of experience :13 years, 0 Months
• Continually assesses student achievement and maintains appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes
• Manages the behaviour of learners in an instructional setting to ensure that the environment is conducive to the learning process, and assists and participates in management of student behaviour in other parts of the school
• Stimulates children’s self-awareness & emotional and social abilities by creating activities using play therapy techniques to enable children to feel comfortable and relaxed
• Designs brain gym activities to integrate body & mind to bring about enhancements in concentration, memory, reading, writing, organising, listening, physical coordination and more
• Helps plan, coordinate and document the school's arrangements and strategies for supporting and identifying students who require Learning Support
• Engages in a wide variety of hands-on teaching and learning strategies from Handwriting Without Tears and Get Set for School to appeal to all senses, making them appropriate for addressing different styles of learning (visual, auditory, tactile, kinaesthetic) which makes learning both effective and enjoyable
• Determines appropriate kind and level of material, manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement, and utilizes the available multi-media and computer technology to enhance learning
• Continually communicates with students on instructional expectations to keep them informed of their progress in meeting those expectations
• Communicate with parents through conferences and other means and collaborates with other professionals to carry out schoolwide instructional or related activities as needed
• Participates in in-service and professional development activities and staff meetings, as required or assigned and commits to an ongoing programme of professional development, both formally and informally
Assessed children in the domains of education and behaviour to prioritise needs, goal setting and implementing need-based management plan
Worked closely with parents and guardians throughout the process, conducted a functional assessment that gives a clear picture of the child’s abilities and needs in the child’s natural, everyday settings, activities and routines
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Pathways, Noida - Primary School/Middle School - PYP & MYP - IB School
Organized learning outside the classroom in activities such as community visits, school outings or sporting
events
Ensured that the child settles in the new environment and worked on transitions from home to school and
vice-versa to
Prepared lessons and resources for social-emotional skills and behaviour management
Developed and adapted teaching methods to meet the individual needs of pupils
Used special equipment and facilities, such as audio-visual materials and computers to stimulate interest in
learning
Collaborated with the classroom teacher to define appropriate activities for the pupils in relation to the
curriculum
Assessed and planned intervention of the various common disabilities viz. Loco-motor, Speech, Hearing,
Visual, Intellectual Disability, Learning & Multiple disabilities to promote the ability of clients to perform
everyday skills & regain skills lost due to medical condition, developmental disabilities, or accident.
Provided speech, occupational and behavioural modification therapy along with special education to the
children with delayed developmental milestones, autism, intellectual disability, and multiple disabilities.
Supervised development of quarterly IEPs for students, monitoring and evaluating student’s educational and
behavioural progress.
Guided class teachers/therapist about classroom schedules, daily almanacs, weekly newsletter and timetable.
Ensured regular communication of student’s progress to parents by coordinating and planning monthly PTMs
with families/parents, developing progress reports on quarterly basis, working on parental feedback in sync with the multi-disciplinary team of professionals (Special educator, Speech therapist, Occupational therapist, Physiotherapist, and Psychologist).
Planned annual event calendar, campaigns and parent-child activities to be incorporated into the customized programs of school/Intervention centre.