Resume

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33 Bullard Drive, W.P.I.

Lavallette, New Jersey 08735

732-691-2694 cell

732-250-2765 fax

meriheart@proton.me email

• To provide comprehensive research based psycho-educational evaluations and consultative services to school districts, students, professionals and parents.
• To perform 504 evaluations and identify accommodations.
• To provide tutoring services.
• To perform dyslexia evaluations; to provide Orton Gillingham instruction
• To utilize visualizing and verbalizing training for comprehension issues

• NJ Supervisor
• NJ Teacher of the Handicapped  K-12
• NJ Learning Disability Teacher Consultant
• NJ Teacher of Nursery School
• NJ Permanent K-8
• NJ Teacher of Reading K-12
• NJ Teacher of English K-12
• National Certified Educational Diagnostician (#0532) 

• To utilize graduate school training (Georgian Court University) “Orton Gillingham Multi-Sensory Reading and Math Curriculum”.
• To utilize training in dual coding curriculums: “Visualizing and Verbalizing”; “Talkies” (younger students) for cognitive development, comprehension and thinking; “Word Problems.” All curriculums are related to language comprehension difficulties, both written and oral. (Lindamood-Bell, San Luis Obispo, CA 2014)  

• “Enhancing Brain Function” March 1988 and February 1989 Asbury Park Board of Education, Workshops for Parents.
• “Test Preparation Course for National Certification of Educational Diagnosticians”
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University -Madison, NJ - July 2009
  • Hamilton Park Conference Center-Florham Park, NJ - July 2011
  • Hamilton Park Conference Center-Florham Park, NJ - July 2012
  • Sponsored by NJ Association of Learning Consultants (NJALC)
• “Autism and the Law”- By Valerie A. Powers Smith, Esquire
  • Facilitator, Planner (Sponsored by NJALC) - Brick Library October, 2010
• “Visualization and Verbalization” May 12, 2018 Jersey Shore Sp. Ed. Camp, Toms River Regional Schools 

• “Effect of Mental Imagery in the Acquisition of Language Abilities”
  • NJALC Journal, Fall 2024
  • Click here to download

•  Learning Disability Teacher/ Consultant
  • Shore Educational Diagnosticians (Private Practice), 2014-Present
  • Beach Haven School (organizer), 1999-2013, 2017-2019
  • Montessori Nursery School, 1972-1975
  • Medford Lakes School District (interim), July 2017-November 2017
  • Pemberton Township Schools, March 1990-1997
  • Maternity, Sick Leaves (PT):
    • Southern Regional Middle School, 2007-2008
    • Long Beach Island School District, 2008-2009
    • Island Heights, 2005-2006
• Classroom Teacher
  • Asbury Park Board of Education-Primary P.I., Class September 1986-March 1990
  • Berkeley Township Board of Education-P.I,N.I., Class January-June 1986 (Maternity Leave)
  • Newark Board of Education- Grade 4, 1964-1965
  • Toms River Board of Education – K and Grade 5, 1965-1969
  • Alpha School-Summer of 1989 (11-14 age range-ED and NI)
  • Supplemental Teacher for Toms River Child Study Teams
    • Dr. Lawrence Oliver (Thomas McIntyre LDTC) 1983-1985
    • Dr. Lawrence Oliver (Rita Herber LDTC) 1973-1975
• Title I Teacher
  • Toms River Board of Education 1966-1968 (Summers)
  • Assistant Superintendent (Doc Ricketts) Representative for Toms River at Cooperating Teachers’ Meetings, Princeton, NJ 1966-1968
• Homebound Teacher
  • Toms River Board of Education, 1984-1985
  • Lavallette Board of Education, 1965-1966 (Home bound; severe intellectual disability)
• Co-Operating Teacher
  • Georgian Court College Senior, January-April 1968
  • Trenton State LDT-C Extern, July 1992
• Montessori Nursery School
  • Parent organized and directed
  • Purchased equipment
  • Wrote curriculum
  • Teacher
• Mentor
  • Special Education Teachers in Specialized Techniques, 2009-2019
    Beach Haven School, NJ