Patricia O'Keefe

• Instructed individuals and small groups of students at Sandburg Middle School (grades 6-9) with strict adherence to Wilson Reading System principles, practices, and instructional materials.
• Designed supplementary materials to augment instruction, as needed, using ongoing diagnostic teacher observation and evaluation.
• Assisted and mentored Learning Support teachers in the district who had taken Wilson Workshops and training, and were implementing it with students who had been identified as needing this level of intervention.

Provided remediation to private students, both school age and adult, with strict adherence to Wilson Reading principles, practices, and instructional materials.

Attended Wilson workshops and conferences to extend my knowledge, skills, and strategies as a Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner.

• Edited student papers for content, organization, clarity, style, grammar, punctuation, spelling, and other errors.
• Conducted individual or small group tutoring sessions with students to review writing topics or techniques.
• Developed strategies for improving overall writing skills based on each student's needs.
• Discussed studying strategies and recommended courses of action to help students meet writing goals.
• Traveled to student's home or to another place of student's choice to conduct tutoring sessions.
• Assisted students with the preparation of college entrance exams and applications.
• Conducted one-on-one and group tutoring sessions to enhance understanding of subject material.
• Motivated students using feedback and encouragement.
• Instructed students with Wilson Reading System.

• Collaborated with teachers to develop strategies for differentiating instruction based on the needs of individual students.
• Provided one-on-one tutoring sessions to improve reading skills.
• Utilized data from formative and summative assessments in order to analyze student progress towards meeting learning goals.
• Created lesson plans to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills.
• Maintained accurate records of student assessment results and instructional interventions utilized.
• Collaborated with speech and language pathologists and other specialists in order to support student learning objectives.
• Assisted classroom teachers in developing curriculum materials related to reading instruction.
• Attended IEP meetings as a member of the school's Special Education Team.
• Participated in professional development activities related to best practices in literacy instruction.
• Designed instructional materials that targeted specific areas of need identified through assessment data.
• Facilitated small group instruction in literacy activities such as guided reading and literature circles.
• Instructed students on how to use a variety of research strategies when studying content area material.
• Presented workshops at staff meetings regarding effective methods for teaching literacy skills.
• Conducted assessments of student performance in order to recommend appropriate instructional modifications.
• Developed and implemented reading intervention plans for struggling students.
• Prepared and utilized materials for one-on-one and group instruction.
• Instructed students in standardized subjects as well as general learning strategies and skills for social development and character.
• Analyzed student data and prescribed remediation and enrichment to meet learning needs.
• Maintained student records in accordance with district standards.
• Built relationships with students and guardians through active communication and positive feedback.
• Formed deep relationships with parents and students by engaging groups through conferences, emails, texts, and phone calls.
• Delivered tutoring sessions to help students grasp complex concepts in one-on-one settings.
• Cultivated classroom environment focused on inclusion and growth, fostering both social and academic development.