...Due to my focus on writing, I gained a strong mastery of writing skills, proofreading, and performing research using a broad swath of techniques and software applications in a variety of subjects. I am extremely adept at polishing academic papers, college essays, and applications. After graduat... (read more)
...My primary goal is always to empower my students to eventually be able to do it without me, so I often use a Socratic method of questioning. My students know that my favorite thing is a wrong answer, because wrong answers are a great starting point! In this way, I can meet students where they a... (read more)
...It was challenging but I learned how teach complex material in the most simple terms. I also learned how to teach reading and writing very clearly and effectively. I was incredibly successful in this, to the point that many of my students were able to pass rigorous state exams even with low levels of English. (read more)
...My husband and I have two grown boys out of college. I really enjoy helping students become better readers and writers, it is a skill needed throughout life.My background is in ELA. I worked as a Teaching Assistant for 25 years. (read more)
...During my 30-year career in journalism, I never used spell check and yet I had a reputation among editors for always turning in extremely "clean" copy. I still make a living by writing, and I still avoid the pitfalls of spell check. You will never find a misspelled word in anything I have writt... (read more)