Evaluator
Lesta Martin

508 E. Foster Ave.
State College, PA  16801
814-238-5982

Education and Experience
BS, U. of Illinois, 1961
MEd, U. of Illinois 1965
Speech and Hearing cert. and Elementary cert., 1961
Reading Specialist cert., Penn State U., 1979
Special Education cert., Penn State U., 1979

Speech Thearapist, Champaign, Illinois, 1973-1966
Reading Specialist, Champaign, Illinois, 1963-1966
Private tutoring services, 1970-1999
Reading services to Non-Public Schools, IU, 1974-1979
State College Area School District, 1979-1999

The above information (as well as student name, grade, and year) is included at the heading of the evaluations which I do.  I have four Pennsylvania certifications which I believe have been very helpful to those students whom I have evaluated.  Because I have been in education for almost four decades, my experience has aided me greatly as I observe students to determine their growth throughout the year.  I keep a file for each child with the previous year's information, evaluation and any important findings.

Two areas of my evaluation which I emphasize are diagnosis of any weak areas which can then be addressed in the following year's objectives.  I am always as positive as I can be in the evaluation describing possible strategies which will be helpful in overcoming any deficits I may encounter in the evaluation.  I spend time with the parent as I discuss the strengths and weaknesses I may have observed. 

I ususally spend much more time preparing for each child's evaluation, reviewing previous evaluations in order to determine the materials for the present evaluation, time consulting parents,

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