About Jalena

Previous first and second grade teacher delivering instruction aligned with county curriculums; Identifying achievement expectations, communicated goals and objectives to students, assessed students' abilities, and designed and led engaging assignments. Utilized differentiated instruction, a variety of learning materials, and activities that appealed to students' interests to accommodate the learning needs of gifted learners and individuals. Provided gifted students with more advanced texts and math problems while using small group learning, accountability buddies, checklists, and shorter assignments for others. Assessed students' reading levels frequently and used achievement data to sort students into guided reading groups, re-teach mini math lessons, and introduce new strategies.