About Cara T.
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Sep, 1999 - Feb, 2003Austine School for the Deaf and HH
1st Grade Classroom teacher for a group of 6 year old Deaf students. Responsible for all areas of the curriculum. Reading Recovery teacher for special education Deaf children, adapting the lessons to meet their learning needs.
Nanny/Teacher
Aug, 2013 - Aug, 2017Brook Farm at Bates Mansion
Hired as a nanny for twin newborn boys, I exposed them to ASL at a young age, taught them baby sign and supported them through their pre-verbal time with a way to communicate. When they turned three I set up a small home-school pre-school classroom and continued to educate them before they formally entered a public preschool.
Teacher / Mainstream Classroom Support
Aug, 2008 - Jun, 2013Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
As an employee of the VCDHH I was placed in a variety of classrooms within many school districts. My job was to support the Deaf/HH student(s) in the mainstream setting as well as directly teach a self contained classroom in ASL.
Education
BA - Double Major in American Sign Langugage / Linguistics
Aug, 1994 - May, 1998University of Rochester
Early Ed Intervention: Reading Recovery Teacher
Jan, 2000 - Dec, 2000Northhampton University
Master's Degree: Deaf Education
Jun, 1998 - Jan, 2000Boston University
Languages
American Sign Language
Native Proficiency
English
Native Proficiency
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