Silvia Sykes 230 Grand Avenue Oakland, California 94610 510-610-8910 writeon50@sbcglobal.net EDUCATION: Holy Names College Oakland, California Master’s of Education Educational Therapy Certificate California State University, East Bay Hayward, California Master's in History: Degree Pending Califorinia Secondary School Teaching Creditial University of California, Berkeley Extenstion Berkeley, California Educational Therapy Program Kent State University Kent, Ohio Bachelor of Science in Education: History and Government/English Teaching Educationally Disadvantaged Students Certification Teaching Gifted and Talented Students CREDENTIALS: California Single Subject Credential--History and English Educational Therapy Certificate PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Educational Services—Oakland, CA Educational Therapist 2008-2009 Private Practice—Oakland, CA 2004-Present Educational Therapist * Executive Function, ADHD, and academic anxiety * Tutoring and remediation in language arts, social studies, and other subjects as needed * Scaffolding of current classroom curriculum to promote student academic success * Identify individual learning modalities and design appropriate strategies to emphasize academic strengths * Coordinate with classroom teachers to support academic success * Individualized instruction in study skills, writing and research * Promote academic independence, learn self-advocacy skills, and increase student self-confidencee * Writng tutor The Head Royce School—4315 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland, California * 2015—Summer school writing skills class for eighth graders * Research and writing skills * Study skills based on individual learning modalities * Evaluation of students with learning differences * 2003--2011: Heads Up Program * Mentor and advise students from under-performing Oakland schools * Teach study skills during the Head Royce School summer program * Monthly academic support during the regular school year * 1997--Present: Substitute Teacher: Grades four—twelve. * Facilitate continuity of learning process by implementing existing lesson plans * Assist in teaching writing, library and computer skills, and organizing research * Preparation of emergency lessons * 2003--2005: Study Skills Teacher * Development and execution of holistic study skills course for middle school, * Time management and organization, learning modality-based strategies for test taking, reading skills, note taking and research techniques, use of Inspiration organizational software and other computer tools, and self-advocacy skills * Collaboration with classroom teachers for integration of study skills curriculum Orinda Academy—19 Altarinda Road, Orinda, California * August 31, 2006—October 31, 2006: Substitute in World History and Geography * Developed physical and cultural geography and world history curriculum * Collaborated with teaching staff to develope learning strategies for academically challenged students * Taught and reinforced learning modality-based strategies for test taking, reading skills, note taking and research techniques California State University, East Bay: Student Center for Academic Achievement: 2002-2005 * Writing, research, and study skills tutor with focus on ESL and specific learning disabilities * Developed and led study skills and writing workshops for students and staff * Created tutoring programs for ESL students and students with specific learning disabilities * Trained and supervised tutors in using Inspiration software and other writing-based computer programs * History teaching assistant: Editing and grading student papers, assisting in teaching historical research and writing techniques, and individual and group tutoring CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: March 6, 2004: Stanford University: Northern California Writing Center Association Conference: Acts of Writing: Performance in the Writing Center * Panel Member: Roadblocks to Reading, Writing, and Reason: Obstacles to Language Acquistion in ESL and Learning Challenged Students and Applications to Standard Tutoring May 2004: California State University, Hayward History Students Association: Student Research Conference on History * Paper Presented: With God on Our Side: Phyllis Schlafly and the Defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment. March 8, 2003: California State University, Monterey Bay: Northern California Writing Center Association: Cultivating the Center: Connecting Diverse Writing Communities. * Panel Member: "Beyond the Center: Writing Options for a Diverse Curriculum" May 3, 2003: California State University, Hayward History Students Association: Reflecting on History: A Student Research Conference on History * Paper Presented: Rabble Rousing Women Unite: The Role of the Working Class in California's 1911 Bay Area Suffrage Campaign