Katherine H.

Meet Katherine

• Early Childhood Special Education Certification
• Speaks English
• Comfortable with pets
• Has a car

My name is Katherine and I recently moved to Pennsylvania from New York. I have seventeen years of childcare experience, eight years of them spent in the early childhood, daycare and most recently, Special Education worlds. Last year, I graduated with my Masters degree in Early Childhood Special Education. It has been a dream of mine to work in a school district once I have completed all of my certifications. Before going back to school for my Masters, I had five years of daycare experience where I cared for 6-week-old infants all the way up to 24-month-old toddlers. I followed the school's curriculum and implemented very simple and fun lesson plans. I am a huge art fanatic and love painting and creating with children. I enjoy singing and dancing and teaching colors, shapes, ABC's, 123's & sign language. I am efficient in bottle-feeding, diapering, toilet training, using utensils, and teaching Read more “nice hands with our friends!”  My weekends were spent babysitting and summers I worked at a Performing Arts camp, first as a counselor for a 5-7 year old program before I was promoted to the office as an Assistant Dean. Once I had made the decision to go back to school, I left the daycare and nannied full time for a two year old and his five year old brother, preparing meals and keeping a neat house and carpooling where necessary. After I finished student teaching in a school for children with special needs, I was hired as an Aide in a 12:1:2 classroom. I learned how to use the PECS (or Picture Exchange Communication System) and ABA, or Applied Behavior Analysis. The additional time in this environment gave me immeasurable experience working with children who are on the autism spectrum, have Downs Syndrome, speech and language delays, and a variety of medical problems. I believe that all children deserve a chance to thrive in school and should be able to learn at their own pace. This position opened my eyes and my heart and truly solidified my love for being a teacher. While I don't yet have children of my own, I know how to interact with children at their own levels of comfort. Beyond my love of teaching I have interests and talents in the world of music, theatre and the fine arts as well as a deep personal appreciation of nature. Although I will be starting a full time job, week night availability and weekend date nights are open and may be negotiated to fit your needs. I look forward to getting to know you and your children!

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