I have worked with students for over 30 years. I received my Education degree Summa Cum Laude from Gwynedd Mercy College in 1978. I also received the Education Dept award and the Student teaching award at graduation. (read more)
...I took numerous public speaking classes between 2003 and 2007. I mastered how to give effective, thorough and confident speeches to the public. I am well aware of how to organize a pre-planned speech, as well as how to manage and effectively deliver an impromptu speech. (read more)
...When having difficulty, I patiently rewind and do an example for them. I love tutoring knowing that learning is not without benefit, and so at the end of every lesson, I will correspond a brief review that reinforces material, ingraining the innate demonstration of recollection. The focus is to instill that progress is to be made, not static nor regression in ability. (read more)
...I am currently the Literacy Leader at a large public school in Philadelphia. I work with teachers and students from grades K to 8. I believe children learn best when they are having fun, so my tutoring style focuses on games and engaging activities. (read more)
...I have taught English courses at Saint Joseph's University and Rowan University in the Philadelphia area as well as Stony Brook University and St. Joseph's College NY on Long Island. I have over a dozen years of experience helping students with essays, compositions, and literary analysis. (read more)