...The second is using literature to connect writing with reading and providing a model for good writing skills. In my primary classroom, my students participated in writer's workshop in which they worked on different genres of writing progressing through the stages of the writing process including... (read more)
Hello! My name is Valerie and I'm an elementary education tutor specializing in reading. I graduated with my undergraduate degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Spanish. (read more)
...I worked with most of the children individually. Of the seven, six made very substantial gains from pre-test to post-test and attained grade-level skills or slightly better. I used the assigned curriculum which I supplemented with games, books and activities. (read more)
...After graduating with a Bachelor's in Business, I contemplated becoming a French teacher so I went back to school for a Master's in French. After some twists and turns, I fell back on my Bachelor's and work in very stable office job. I never use my French in my day-to-day work, unfortunately. (read more)