Kerstin Larson

Experience

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  Jordan School District

  Aug 1993 - Jun 1996

  Junior High Choral Teacher

  Taught general music and choir, including theory and performance skills, to grades 7 - 9 with class sizes ranging from 25 - 97.

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  Salt Lake City School District

  Aug 2007 - Jul 2015

  Intervention Paraprofessional

  Prepared and taught the math rotation to G2-6, 2007–2009Taught Early Steps and Next Steps to small groups of struggling readers, G1-6, 2009–2015Oversaw a program of 6 paraprofessionals and over 110 elementary students, including weekly progress monitoring, 2014–2015

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  University of Utah - Employment

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2022

  Reading Intervention Specialist

  Built multiple literacy intervention programs while embedded in local schools, including one K-6 and one high school program from the ground upLed dozens of trainings at schools around Utah, teaching UURC’s research-based Tier I literacy and Tier II intervention strategies to help students access grade level textMentored faculty, staff and administrators at these schools in year-long professional development practica, often 1:1. During the pandemic, helped overloaded and often resistant teachers feel comfortable integrating our curricula.Led transition to digital curriculum and remote training, tutoring, and assessing when the COVID lockdowns began Show less

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  Wilson Language Training

  Sept 2022 - now

  Literacy Specialist