LEANN MARIE SHORE
PO Box 23511
Richfield, Minnesota 55423
952-237-5398
leann.shore@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professional Skills
• Tweny + years in occupational therapy
• Fifteen + years in public schools working with children of all ages with multiple diagnostic needs
• Post-graduate Certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Master’s Degree in Education
• Assistive Technology Certificate/AAC Training with specific skills in use of software including Clicker 5,
Boardmaker Plus, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Word Q, Kurzweil, Read Write Gold, Inspiration,
Kidspiration, Co-Writer, Read OutLoud, Bookshare, SmartBoard, and learning management systems
including Blackboard, Schoology, Moodle, Desire2Learn
• Served as case manage/service coordinator, developed IFSP/IEPs, coordinated meetings
 Trained in cross cultural awareness
 Outstanding organizational skills
 Lead PLCs (Professional Learning Community)
Management and Administration
 Wrote district wide policy and procedure manual for Related Services
 Co-wrote district wide Autism Reference Manual
 Chair, Related Services Committee responsible for overseeing equipment procurement and
management, utilized Destiny software
 Coordinated training of staff for evacuation of all special education students during emergencies
 Co-coordinated special education budget
 Trained in third party billing
 Collaborated in State of Minnesota committee regarding evaluation process in public schools for early
childhood intervention
Lecturing, Writing, Research
• Delivered lectures to occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, teachers, and teaching
assistants regarding handwriting development, sensory integration, and motor development
• Instructed teachers and students in the use of various technologies including high end software and
hardware to low end tools for management of any daily living skills
• Published author with Pearson Publishing - Shore Handwriting Screening for Early Handwriting
Development
• Researcher; advanced data collection skills including published articles
• Excellent communication and writing skills necessary for articulating and formulating IFSP/IEP and
evaluation information to team including family
PUBLICATIONS
Shore, L. (in press). Routines-Based Intervention: Beyond Early Childhood. Early Intervention and Schools
Quarterly.
Shore, L., Dorfman, C., & Kelii, B. (2009). Speed of printing familiar and unfamiliar passages in second,
third, and fourth grade students. Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools, and Early
Intervention, 2, 159-170.
Shore, L. (2005). Handwriting Illegibility: A Symptom of What Problem? Advance for Occupational
Therapy, 19(16), 19-23.
Shore, L. (2004). Shore Handwriting Screening for Early Handwriting Development. San Antonio, TX:
Pearson Assessment, Inc.
LEANN MARIE SHORE
PO Box 23511
Richfield, Minnesota 55423
952-237-5398
leann.shore@gmail.com
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Private Practice, Occupational Therapist, Assistive Technology Specialist, Autism Specialist
Minneapolis, MN 6/09 - present
Minnetonka Public Schools, Assistive Technology Specialist
Minnetonka, MN 08/10 – 06/11
Minnesota Online High School, Occupational Therapist, Assistive Technology Specialist, Autism Specialist
Minneapolis, MN 09/09 – 06/11
Saint Paul Public Schools, Occupational Therapist
Saint Paul, MN 08/08 – 06/09
Shakopee Public Schools, Lead Occupational Therapist
Shakopee, MN 08/00 – 08/08
EDUCATION
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Candidate, Post-Professional Doctorate, Occupational Therapy
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Post-Graduate Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate
Saint Mary’s University, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Master of Arts, Education
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Bachelor of Science, Occupational Therapy
REGISTRATION
National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
Expires 3/31/2014
LICENSURE/PRACTICE CERTIFICATES
Minnesota Department of Health, Occupational Therapy
Expires 6/30/2014
Minnesota Department of Education, Assistive Technology Certificate
Issued 2001
Minnesota Department of Health, Superficial Physical Agent Modalities Certificate
Issued 1999