Virginia Gryta, MS
Lecturer; Program Coordinator for Childhood Multiple Disabilities
Highlights
Recipient of the Elena Gall Memorial Award for Outstanding Scholarship
Member of the Hunter College School of Education Assessment Committee
Member of the Hunter College Equity and Advocacy Committee
Virginia Gryta, MS, is a lecturer and the program coordinator for Childhood Multiple Disabilities at Hunter College. She teaches and mentors teacher candidates in Hunter’s Special Education Department and coordinates Hunter’s Adolescent Learning Lab, a yearlong course that includes information on inclusion and instructional technology. Gryta also serves on the School of Education’s Assessment Committee as well as the Equity and Advocacy Committee.
Prior to joining Hunter College, Gryta taught children with disabilities in pre-K through high school where she served on academic intervention teams and was responsible for professional development in assessments and interventions for reading, math, writing, and behavioral skills. Her experience encompasses a variety of different disabilities and settings. She has taught in hospital schools, self-contained classrooms, and inclusive classrooms.
Gryta received a bachelor of science degree in severe and multiple disabilities education from Boston University, and a master of science degree in childhood special education from Hunter College. She also was the recipient of the Elena Gall Memorial Award for Outstanding Scholarship in 2010.
Publications, media, and appearances
Meeting the needs of students in higher education multigenerational classrooms: What can educators do? (International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2023)
My child just got expelled — what happens to the 504 plan? (Understood)
How can I help my homeschooled child build social skills? (Understood)
Can preschoolers get free speech therapy and other services? (Understood)
