...I have extensive experience teaching phonics, phonemic awareness, and early reading skills that will help to prepare your child for elementary school. Currently I am a high impact early literacy tutor for school districts and tutor individual students after school in all subject areas grades PreK through grade 6. I have taught, early writing skills and handwriting for many years. (read more)
...My related passion is wordcrafting, helping to polish my client’s ideas while staying true to his or her individual voice with attention to issues such as grammar, sentence structure, and narrative flow. With over 25 years of freelance writing and editing experience, my projects have ranged from... (read more)
...Although I didn't take the SAT until 10th grade, I began tutoring SAT Prep as a freshman because I consistently scored highly (1450+) on practice exams. I tutor ESL students as well as neurodivergent students and am confident in my ability to adapt my teaching style to meet the needs of the student. I have also been tutoring math for three years. (read more)
...I have to say it was a thrill when I would see the "light bulb" go on after discussing a work that students didn't quite get before that discussion. I enjoyed flexibility, feedback, and humor in teaching. While I enjoy my retirement, I also still enjoy helping students "get it." While my home is in Barnegat, NJ, I am willing to travel short distances. (read more)
...Once you know and understand literary devices, content becomes much easier to understand. I have helped many students in language arts, and because I'm also a special education teacher, I have learned how to make reading, writing, and grammar understandable. Sometimes, it just needs to be rephr... (read more)