Credentials and Background

 Anna M. Chobor, M.S.

Education/Credentials

  • M.S. Education
  • B.S. Elementary Education
  • NYS Teaching Certification
  • NYS Students with Disabilities Certification
  • International TEFL Academy Certification
  • International Multi-Sensory Education Certification
  • Trained by President of International Dyslexia Association
  • Recipient of AAHP National Award 

 

Teaching Experience

Literacy and Learning Specialist:  Hamptons, NY (2007-Present): Preschool - Grade 10

  • Conduct private instruction for children of acclaimed celebrities and actors
  • Tutor students who attend private schools in NYC, including special education and alternative schools
  • Use Orton-Gillingham approach for beginning and struggling readers, and for children with language-based learning challenges such as dyslexia or dysgraphia
    •  Provide explicit instruction: phonemic awareness, sound-symbol relationships, (auditory and visual processing), phonics, sounding out words, spelling, fluency
    •  Teach skills in building block fashion so children learn to read words without error, reducing and/or eliminating memorization
    • Once phonics skills are mastered, instruction includes reading comprehension strategies, inferential skills, new vocabulary, and the writing process
  •    Teach children on the autism spectrum
  •     Assist with subject-specific summer assignments

 

On-Set Tutor:  On Location Education, New York, NY (2016 – Present)

  • Teach reading, writing, and subject-specific assignments to young actors during production of independent films and television shows, including Billions, The Affair, Younger, Beastie Boy Story, and others

 

EFL Teacher: Cambridge International School, Qatar, Middle East (2016); Grades K-2

  • Taught Middle Eastern kindergarten and primary students in private school
  • Integrated English language with core subjects of IB PYP curriculum through various techniques 

 

International TEFL Academy; New York, NY (2015)

  • Utilized latest teaching methodologies acquired through TEFL Academy (gold standard in TEFL certification, exceeding international requirements)

 

ESOL Teacher: Ross School, East Hampton, NY (2012-2014); Middle and High School

  • Used SIOP Model of Instruction to teach English to ESOL students
  • Adapted content/language objectives to accommodate proficiency levels
  • Integrated English with Ross spiral curriculum

 

Child Development Center of the Hamptons, Wainscott, NY (2006-2007); Grade 5

  • Provided developmentally appropriate instruction for students with disabilities using strategies that reflected research-based practice required by IDEA
  • Worked with IEP teams to develop measurable goals for each student and review progress

 

St Barthelemy, French West Indies (1993-1996); Grades 1-6

  • Taught English to native French-speaking children

Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Glen Cove, NY (1986-1991); Grades K-4

  • Adapted curriculum to meet individual learning styles of children

Colombia, South America (1985-1986); Grades K-5

  • Taught English to native Spanish-speaking children

 

Program Development/Administration

 

Director of Early Childhood Development: CarePlus Health Plan, NY, NY (1998-2004)

Developed and implemented an innovative program – the only one of its kind in the country and recipient of the AAHP National Award for its literacy component.

  • Collaborated with Harvard-based, world-renowned child/adolescent development expert, T. Berry Brazelton, MD, and Harvard-based child psychiatrist, Joshua Sparrow, MD
  • Wrote policies and procedures aimed to strengthen intellectual, language, emotional, social development
  • Created a fundamental component to instill foundation for language and early literacy

 

Educational Consultant: BJL Foundation for Children; NY, NY (2008-2010)

  • Designed a literacy initiative for West Indian schools
  • Trained new teachers