...I am a native English speaker. I taught English to a group of Russian exchange students. I worked for several years at Sylvan Learning Center in Portland, Or, improving students' reading, writing and math skills in a one-on-one environment. (read more)
...This has ranged from leading class projects to create new board games, create paper bag puppets representing historical figures, and to learn to enjoy reading novels and use close reading strategies to produce creative book report such as soundtracks, lap books, and crocs representing characters.... (read more)
...Working with Write Stuff on campus and UNITY with the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, I have begun to understand what it means to teach. My work as a volunteer brought me to a whole different age range of students. Write Stuff is a writing initiative with which we bring students from su... (read more)
I use a modified process writing approach to teach practical strategies that high school and college students can apply to their papers, exams, college applications, and future professional endeavors. Drawing on 25 years of experience as an editor and writer for general interest, trade, and corpora... (read more)
...My expertise is teaching reading comprehension and analysis. I stress to my students each year that becoming an effective reader is the key to academic success in every subject. An enthusiastic reader myself, I connect my students with intriguing, well-written, age-appropriate books to inspire a passion for reading in them. (read more)