Lindsay Boyle
39-55 Kerman Avenue, Grimsby,ON
Summary
Reading Specialist with more than 14 years of experience implementing equitable classroom instruction over a wide range of grades/subjects. Passionate about coaching educators to create high yield literacy and reading programs to best support students through a UDL approach. Highly skilled at motivating students with positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts through interactive classroom instruction and observation.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Reading Specialist
HWDSB
09.2022 - Current
- Builds positive and productive relationships with teachers by creating and leading professional development to build capacity for their literacy instruction and best practices.
- Works closely with colleagues to develop and customize their literacy program for small group and whole class instruction.
- Performs assessments and analyzes results to identify students in need of further support.
- Develops goals and realistic plans for achieving school reading targets.
- Works closely administration to create and discuss instructional strategies and resources.
Program Facilitator
Centre For Diverse Learners
01.2022 - Current
- Facilitate dialogue between participants, family and Literacy program volunteers to provide an individualized evidence-based systematic program for each learner.
- Identify areas in need of improvement and implemented solutions for all students.
- Facilitate assessment for each student to ensure that the program was meeting each learners need.
- Writing of final program reports for each student identifying growth, areas of impact and areas for follow up.
Phonics Academy Tutoring Program
HWDSB
05.2022 - 06.2022
- Conducted group tutoring sessions to help students engage active learning and improve their reading and writing skills through an explicit phonics teaching model.
- Enabled underachieving students to reach target attainment levels by providing individualized coaching and activities.
- Conducted assessments to determine comprehensive understanding of material students were learning in our sessions.
Kindergarten Teacher
Ridgemount - HWDSB
09.2017 - 06.2022
- Collaborated with DECE teaching partner to create a child-centric learning environment with consistent application of emotion coaching.
- Used data to create and monitor personalized learning plans to build literacy and numeracy skills, and promote a love of reading.
- Worked alongside ExSL Itinerant Teacher, System LRT and Reading Specialist to create an inclusive program for all learners.
Summer "I Am a Reader" Instructor
HWDSB
08.2021 - 08.2021
- Worked on an interdisciplinary team alongside Speech and Language Pathologist, Psychoeducational Consultant, Communicative Disorders Assistant and an Educational Assistant to support growth and development of students reading skills. Jointly responsible for planning and support of participants in small groups and individual sessions.
Education
Bachelor of Primary Education Studies - Primary/Junior
Charles Sturt University
Burlington, ON05.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Media Studies
University Of Guelph
Toronto, ON05.2006
Diploma in Public Relations - Media Studies
Humber College
Toronto, ON05.2006
Skills
- Individual Student Instruction
- Classroom Maintenance and Inventory
- Activity Demonstrations
- Educational Materials Development
LEADERSHIP
- School Action and Leadership Team - present
- Staff Meeting and PD Facilitator - present
- Forest of Reading Program - present
- Me to We Facilitator - present
- Annual Art Exhibitions - present
- Junior & Senior Baseball - present
- School-Wide Fundraisers - present
- Senior Girls Book Club - 2015-2017
- Boys Cooking Club - 2015-2017
- After School Scholars Program - 2011 & 2017
Certification
- Reading Specialist
- Reading Part 2
- Reading Part 1
- Kindergarten Part 1
- Senior Social Sciences (ABQ)
- Intermediate Family Studies (ABQ)
- Student Assessment & Evaluation
CERTIFICATIONS
- Literacy Interventionist - 2021
- WILD Education Facilitator - 2021
- Project WILD Certification - 2021
- Below Zero Certification - 2021
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) Certified - 2019
- TEFL - 2019
- TESOL - 2006
AWARDS
CIBC World Markets Children's Foundation Individual Early Education Award - 2019
REFERENCES
Danny Fede
Principal - Viscount Montgomery
Cell: 905-512-5099
Brandon Berketa
Principal - Tapleytown
Cell: 905-512-2357
Mike Castellani
Principal
Cell: 905-518-0513
Gord Carey
Principal
Cell: 289-925-7133
Mubina Panju
Principal
Cell: 905-512-4508
Timeline
Reading Specialist
HWDSB
09.2022 - Current
Phonics Academy Tutoring Program
HWDSB
05.2022 - 06.2022
Program Facilitator
Centre For Diverse Learners
01.2022 - Current
Summer "I Am a Reader" Instructor
HWDSB
08.2021 - 08.2021
Kindergarten Teacher
Ridgemount - HWDSB
09.2017 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Primary Education Studies - Primary/Junior
Charles Sturt University
Bachelor of Arts - Media Studies
University Of Guelph
Diploma in Public Relations - Media Studies
Humber College
- Reading Specialist
- Reading Part 2
- Reading Part 1
- Kindergarten Part 1
- Senior Social Sciences (ABQ)
- Intermediate Family Studies (ABQ)
- Student Assessment & Evaluation
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