Experience Summary
Expert special education teacher and play attention instructor. Spanish /English Bilingual Educator, energetic, passionate and knowledgeable about teaching attention skills, preacademic and academics and life skills to children (0-12) with special needs, ADD, autism spectum and moderate/severe communication needs in early intervention, schools and home environments..
Teaching Style
Organized, creative and flexible in the design and implementation of intensive, explicit and comprehensive direct instruction. Skilled in assessing strengths and needs to develop an individualized structure and schedule in the natural environment in a systematic and sequential way. Dedicated to building lasting skills acquisition by scaffolding adaptive sensory-motor responses. Excelent behavioral management techniques in anticipating behaviors and addressing coping skills, problem solving and communicative functions. Seasoned and assertive teacher devoted to excellence, who takes pride in my passion for helping children reach their hidden potentials and improve quality of life.
| ADD/ADHD |
Proficiency: Expert
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| Play attention provider.Play attention is a biofeedback, computer-based program for children with attention problems. It is designed to improve attention and teach skills necessary to engage and attend. There is built in fun to compare and try to beat previous game scores. Each session consist of 5 biofeedback successive games that are engaging, minimum of 2-3 times per week for one hour each day, which includes behavior interventions and coaching. In each game the child gets to see how his/her attention (or distracting behaviors) affect the characters on the screen and thus scores. As they see their progress they learn to recognize the relationship between distracting behaviors and their ability to focus. It takes an average of 40-60 hours to complete the program.
My success with the program has shown changes begin in just four weeks training . Also, Incredible long-term results like finishing homework on-time, ignoring distractions, less day dreaming, better grades, and better behavior are some of the long term payoff. |
| Spanish |
Proficiency: Expert
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| I am fully bilingual with a degree from Barcelona, Spain . |
| Special Education |
Proficiency: Expert
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| Teach new skills in a multimodal approach, shaping and reinforcing strengths. Assist in behavioral interventions, using techniques from cognitive-behavioral and developmental models. Provide social skills training by expanding coping skills, communication and problem-solving techniques. Develop individualized routines and structure at home and community environments. |