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Gloria I. Landry

GLORIA I. LANDRY

1164 Prestige Place, Sudbury, ON P3A 4W9

705.677.4916 email: glolandry @sympatico.ca

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

  • Gloria has extensive experience with academic and cognitive remediation for children with Learning Disabilities and Acquired Brain Injury spanning over 20 years. A native of Sudbury, she has held a Teaching Certificate since 1992 and a licensed member of the Ontario College of Teachers.
  • Gloria has her Specialist is Special Education and has been working with academic and cognitive program development as well as the delivery for the ABI since 1994.
  • Gloria is well known and respected in both the Education and Rehabilitation fields in Sudbury and throughout Northern Ontario.
  • Gloria has intense dedication to her work and clients, she has continued with ongoing training programs for children in all age groups. Working well with other service providers, Gloria has been an instrumental part of the recovery and progress for many children, adolescents and adults.Gloria has her certification in Assistive Technologies including; Kurzweil, TextHELP, Inspiration, WordQ, SpeechQ, Dragon Dictate.

PROFESSIONNAL TRAINING

PathwaysWorkshop CambrianCollege, Sudbury, ON 2011

TeachingMathStrategies CambrianCollege, Sudbury, ON 2010

  • Step 10 Math Workshop: Assessing & Teaching strategies

Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer Sudbury, ON 2007

  • Effects of Chemo Therapy on Learning- Presented by Dr. Mark Greenburg

of Toronto Sick Kids Hospital

Assistive Technologies TrainingCambrianCollege, Sudbury ON 2006

  • Certification for Kurzweil, Text tHELP! Read and Write and Dragon Naturally Speaking

Assistive Technologies TrainingCambrianCollege, Sudbury ON 2006

  • Integrating Assistive Technology with Learning Strategies

LDAO Conference Toronto, ON 2003

  • ADHD, Assistive Technologies and Learning Strategies

Acquired Brain Injury WorkshopWaterloo, ON 2002

  • Community Re-entry

Acquired Brain Injury WorkshopSault Ste. Marie, ON 2001

  • Cognitive Rehabilitation: Intervention Strategies

Acquired Brain Injury WorkshopToronto, ON 1997

  • Paediatric ABI: Rehabilitation and School Programming Under Bill 59

Direct Instruction Training WorkshopToronto, ON 1996

  • Reading Mastery

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts (Laurentian University) 1988-1991

Ontario Teacher’s Certificate (Laurentian University) 1991-1992

Special Education Specialist(Laurentian University) 1992-1995

Master of Arts – Integrated Studies (AthabascaUniversity) Present

WORK EXPERIENCE

Academic Remedial Specialist1994-Present

  • Individualized cognitive and academic and remedial services for children, adolescents and adults with Acquired Brain Injury.
  • Home-based and in-school Individualized Programming.
  • Functional Academic Assessments for Acquired Brain Injury and Learning Disabilities.
  • An Ontario Certified Teacher, a Special Education Specialist qualified in Behavior Modification and Learning Disabilities and trained and specialized in Acquired Brain Injury
  • Teaching and working as an independent contractor for the past 19 years with over 400 students with Learning Disabilities, Acquired Brain Injuries, ADD, ADHD, Turner’s Syndrome, ODD, students with cancer and many other learning difficulties.

Step Ahead Learning Teacher/Managing Partner2002-2004

  • Created, Developed and Managed a Summer Program
  • Assessment of abilities and difficulties of each registered student
  • Developed the reading and writing curriculum for this innovative program.
  • Reading and writing remediation through phonological awareness with a systematic phonics instruction.
  • Helping children from kindergarten to grade 4 reach their reading and writing potential.
  • Charted improvements of each student.

Academic Remediation and Consultation Services1991-Present

  • Functional Academic Assessments for Learning Disabilities and ABI.
  • Functional Cognitive Assessments
  • Functional Employment Needs Assessment
  • Individual Needs Assessment
  • Functional Academic Program Development
  • Functional Life Skills
  • Individualized Curriculum Development
  • Consultation Services for School Boards in Northern Ontario.
  • Consultation Strategies & Recommendation Services
  • Behavioral Intervention
  • Attention and Concentration Training
  • Academic Transition Services Post Cancer Treatment
  • Job Transition Services
  • Individualized Special Education Services.
  • Tutoring Services for children, adolescents and adults in and around Sudbury.

Teacher 1991-1995

  • For RainbowDistrictSchool Board & CSPGNO
  • Teaching of several subjects in a multi-grade and multi-level

section 27 classes.

  • Supply/Occasional Teacher in several English and French elementary and secondary schools, primarily in special education classes.

PRESENTATIONS AND TALKS

Presentation of thesis for the Special Education Specialist:

-Traumatisme au cerveau- Enfance en Difficulté Partie 3-1995

Provided a Workshop for the Wikwemikong Board of Education

-Educating Educators About ABI & LD: Cognitive Challenges-2006

Expert Witness

-Requested to provide my expert opinion for an ABI file –2011

ACTIVITIES AND VOLUNTEERISM

Comité consultatif en Besoins particuliers du Collège Boréal- membre du comité

Sudbury ToastmastersClub- PastPresident, Secretary, Distinguished CC-CL.

Club Bel-Mar- Éducation et investissement-Past President

Voix du Nord –Charter Member

Learning Disabilities Association of Sudbury- Charter MemberPast President

Sudbury Corvette Club- Club Secretary (3yrs standing)

CancerCenter, Sudbury-Volunteer

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

Camping, hiking, biking, fishing, volunteering, spending time with family