Maryam Ahmad

EDUCATION
Brooklyn College| SEPTEMBER 2019-Expected to graduate MAY 2023
● Major: Bachelor’s in Childhood Education and concentration in Psychology at Brooklyn College.
● GPA: 3.97, (Dean’s List, 7 semesters)
WORK EXPERIENCE
Reading Ready Tutor |Reading Rescue| DECEMBER 2021-JANUARY 2023
● Individually worked with 5-6 NYCDOE students to increase reading comprehension through remote
30min tutoring sessions.
● Actively built phonemic awareness and letter knowledge skills through sound practice, letter practice,
word practice, word mapping, segmenting/compounding activities, etc.
● Increased reading comprehension of NYCDOE elementary students from level F to J in three months.
Team Leader| Jumpstart| JUNE 2022-JANUARY 2023
● Participated as an AmeriCorps member in an award-winning network of volunteers who provide
individualized attention to prepare children attending preschool in low-income neighborhoods for
school success.
● Lead a team of three peers to plan appropriate weekly in-classroom activities, with a focus on language,
literacy, and social-emotional development to a preschool classroom at Charles R. Drew.
● Coached team members by modeling developmentally appropriate practices and guiding reflection and
discussion related to child development and engagement.
Education Intern| Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX)| OCTOBER 2021- MAY 2022
● Participated as an Education Intern at a non-profit multigenerational arts organization that emphasizes
creative expression and artistic process through education and performance at the intersection of arts
and social justice.
● Picked up students ages 5-13 from their respective schools and accompanied them safely to BAX.
● Assisted in managing BAX’s virtual bulletin board on Google Sites by creating and uploading
respective resources for families each month.
● Shadowed and assisted a Young Artist’s tumbling class for children ages 11-13 every week for a
semester.
Research and Creative Arts Intern| Reach Out and Read of Greater New York| JULY 2021- AUGUST
2021
● Participated as an intern at a national nonprofit organization that champions the positive effects of
reading daily and engaging in other language-rich activities with young children.
● Responsible for developing arts and crafts activities for ROR’s Youtube series called Beyond the Book.
● Conducted independent research on topics like Yemeni communities to promote early childhood literacy
in public places like libraries.
● Created social media posts to promote ROR’s virtual summer workshops for parents and children on the
benefits of reading graphic novels.

SKILLS
Working with children, social media, class management, outreach, social emotional learning,