I currently co-teach a Kindergarten classroom near Chicago, Illinois. I have also taught self-contained Kindergarten multi-needs and 3rd-5th Grade Autism classrooms in Illinois, as well as a 3rd-6th Grade multi-needs classroom in California.
I have a hands-on learning style that promotes self-learning and critical thinking skills.
I graduated Kappa Delta Epsilon from Illinois State University.
I graduated with a Bachelors in Special Education (Learning and Behavior Specialist) from Illinois State University.
My name is Heather Chika and I have been involved in the special needs community since I started working for my local Special Recreation Association when I was 16. Along with teaching, I have also coached numerous Special Olympics teams and assisted children with various disabilities at a special needs summer camp for 15 years.
PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Civics, U.S. History, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Music, Special Education, ESL-EFL-ELL, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Writing, Oral Communication, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Presidents' Day, Place Value, For All Subjects, Handwriting, Phonics, Classroom Community