Jill Lauren

Experience

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  Cos Cob Elementary School

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1993

  Learning Disabilities Specialist

  Resource Room Teacher responsible for educational support program and diagnostic assessment provided to the mainstreamed learning disabled population in a K-6 elementary school. Responsible for training hundreds of teachers in the district in the Project Read reading and writing program. Created Instructional Associate position to consult staff on the implementation of multisensory, phonetic reading programs. Worked on a Committee to create an assessment battery to gauge K-1 reading readiness. Supervised and developed a phonetic-based spelling program for use in Grades 1-3. Received Tenure. Show less

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  Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1995

  Learning Resource Center Specialist, Reading Specialist

  LD specialist responsible for educational remediation provided on a 1:1 basis to mainstreamed learning disabled, K-8 students. Support program enabled LD students to meet classroom expectations with greater success. Developed remediation goals and planned daily lessons. Coordinated services with classroom teacher. Met regularly with parents to provide enhanced understanding of student's learning style and school performance. Provided educational testing for students at risk. Reading specialist responsible for small group and 1:1 instruction for students identified as needing a multisensory, structured approach. Show less

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  Private Practice

  Sept 1995 - now

  Learning Specialist and Educational Consultant

  As a learning disabilities specialist, I provide remediation in reading, writing, spelling, handwriting, language-based academic issues, and organizational and study skills. I coordinate my remediation plan with my student's school personnel. Additionally, I offer reading and writing based assessments on a consultative basis. Because dyslexia is the most prevalent of the various learning disabilities, the remediation and assessment of dyslexia has become my area of expertise. Many of my teaching principles are based on the work of Orton and Gillingham. Show less

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  Star Bright Books and Free Spirit Publishing

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2017

  Book Author

  In the early 1990s, a young student of mine named Margaret Babyak wished there was a book that profiled the inspirational success stories of people with LD that I often shared with my students. Her wish became the impetus for the creation of two books profiling such stories. See Publication section for further information. At this time, I am working on multiple projects related to the promotion of enhancing literacy outcomes in the US.

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  Sopris West Educational Services

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  National Trainer, Language! Intervention Curriculum

  National trainer for the Language! program, a research-based reading and writing curriculum. Responsibilities included training teachers and administrators to utilize this multisensory, integrated language arts curriculum. Follow-up workshops were provided to assist teachers with implementation.

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  Whole Phonics, Inc.

  Jan 2020 - now

  Founder, Whole Phonics, Structured Early Literacy Program