Molinari-Sanders, AnneMarie

Contact

City: Houston
County: Harris
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Preferred communication: Email

Education

Years of experience in Adult Education: 21+ years

Adult Education Experience (with roles and length of times in those roles):
12 years - ABE, ASE, and Distance Learning Instructor and Certified STAR Reading Trainer, Professional Development (PD) Trainer and Consultant, CALPRO and OTAN, California Almost 4 years - Distance Learning Manager and the former state office of Adult Education and Literacy, Texas LEARNS, Houston TX 10 years - PD Specialist and Manager of Disability Services, TRAIN PD @ TCALL, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Formal Degrees, Certifications, and Licenses: M.Ed., Special Education (California State University, Sacramento, CA) B.A., Communication (University of Arizona, Tucson) Digital Accessibility Specialist, Texas Distance Learning Association

Training Preferences

How far are you willing to travel to provide training?: 121-300 miles

Are you willing to do virtual training?: Yes

Availability:

• Monday : All Day

Availability Notes:
I work full time for TCALL, so depending on my schedule my availability will vary.

Area of Expertise

• Accessibility : Less than 10 years
• Content Standards : 10-14 years
• Instructional Strategies : 10-14 years
• Reading Instruction : Less than 10 years
• Special Learning Needs : 10-14 years
• Accessibility : Less than 5 years

Other Topics:
Under the category of Special Learning Needs, my focus and experience is supporting adult learners who have learning disabilities and struggle with reading.

Training Already Developed

Title	Delivery	Training Time	Can training time be adjusted?	Subject Area	Description
The Five Components of Reading: Providing Evidence-based Instruction	Either	3-4 hours	Yes	Reading Instruction	Many adult learners may attend adult education and literacy classes with a goal to improve their reading skills; however, sometimes, they struggle with more than just comprehension, As AEL instructors how do we determine what their unique reading challenges are? During this session, we will peel back the layers of the reading process and define the five components of reading which form the foundation for successful reading. Together with your colleagues, you will discuss case studies and practice with evidence-based instructional strategies for reading proven to strengthen adult learners reading skills for education and workplace success!
The Right Tool for the Task! Strategy Instruction for Adults with Learning Disabilities	Face-to-face	2-3 hours	No	Special Learning Needs	Get ready to review and engage with evidence-based instructional strategies proven to help adults with learning disabilities (LD) succeed in the classroom and beyond. When students practice with and master different strategies (tools), adults with LD can leverage their neurodiverse strengths to accomplish academic or work-related assignments. It’s all about helping students with LD recognize the right tool for the task! Participants will leave the session with a short list of evidence-based resources to use for strategy instruction.
Low Tech Assistive Technology: Providing an On-Ramp for Learning	Face-to-face	2-3 hours	No	Special Learning Needs	Believe it or not, there are everyday items that can assist students with Learning Disabilities and other disabilities who may be attending your adult education and literacy program, right now! These inexpensive or free “tools” become assistive technology (AT) aides which can provide compensatory strategy support for persons with special learning needs. Participants will leave the session with an AT alignment chart that correlates multiple categories of AT to the different content areas including math, writing, and reading.
Accessibility Basics: Designing with Everyone in Mind!	Either	2-3 hours	No	Accessibility	You have created an amazing PowerPoint (PPT) presentation with a range of colors, animations, and fancy slide transitions for a class lesson. You made sure to include a ton of images, graphics and even a video. You think to yourself, “My students or my colleagues are going to love my PPT because there is something for everyone!” Are you so sure? Can everyone access or even navigate the content you have created? For people with disabilities visible or invisible, understanding the content in a PPT can be a formidable and often times impossible task. Join AnneMarie as she introduces accessibility basics as it relates to creating educational materials. Participants will leave the session with a short list of accessibility resources to review going forward.