Nancy's Childcare

Education:

Kaplan University Graduate 2011 GPA 398
GPA 395 Deans List all but one semester
Psychology
Early Childhood Development

Branford Hall Career Institute GPA 378
09/06-05/07, Medical Assistant Certification/Phlebotomy License

St. Joseph's Hospital 2006-2007
Troubled teen/drug related outpatient counseling. Certificate earned

Southern Connecticut State University 1979-1983 & 2004-2005 GPA 376
Educator and Child Care Experience

Elizabeth Ives School for Special Children, North Haven, CT (1978-1983)
Served as a Paraprofessional and substitute teacher.
Did Speech Therapy work one on one for two years with boys who had no speech or real efforts to communicate. Planned and implemented daily speech work beginning with the vocal sounds the child make on a regular basis. I came up with the idea of utilizing mirrors to help the child form words with their mouth. Starting with the vocal sounds they could make, I used flash cards displaying pictures of objects that began with the vocal sound to reinforce the use of that sound as part of a word. This was very rewarding for the child. Reinforced the vocal theme with music, toys, puzzles and all tools we used until the next sound or letter was introduced. Taught location themes: above, below, behind, in, on, next to with the use of favorite toys. Taught basic numbers and letters math and writing skills.
Responsibilities included potty training, teaching to feed themselves, and encouraging trying and eating new foods. Body motor skills: teaching to throw and kick a ball, ride a tricycle, run, and swing, weekly swimming lessons. Fine motor skills were taught with use of coloring, play dough, cutting, pasting, stringing beads and sand and water play.
Correctly identified intellectual genius in an emotionally and neurologically impaired asperser's syndrome child.

Bi weekly I showed the parent what skills we were working on and how to implement and reinforce them at home.

Home School Educator (1991-2001)

Researched methodologies, selected curricula, divided the material of the texts into segments of work for each day, week, and month covering all of the material in 180 school days. Planed and implemented schedules and techniques for each student based on skills and needs of the individual child. Subjects covered included science, United States, and western civilizations history, social sciences, language arts, math, algebra, biology, health, library science, research skills, writin