...I specialize in tutoring struggling readers and spellers, including those with dyslexia or characteristics of dyslexia. I am trained in SPIRE, an Orton-Gillingham approach to teaching reading, and I most often use the Barton Reading and Spelling System with students ages 5 through adult in my se... (read more)
...When I began my teaching career, I taught first grade and we used a programmed reading program which taught phonics. I believe in students being able to "sound out" words, to give them some basics from which they can learn to read. I realize the pendulum switched to "whole language", but I personally believe phonics is a better base from which to start. (read more)
...I grew up in Miami and attended high school at North Miami Beach Senior High, where I graduated as Salutatorian out of a class of 770 students. I have experience in teaching students and have tutored in the past at my high school on a volunteer basis. My outstanding qualities are I enjoy teaching, I am patient with students, and I am happy to explain concepts. (read more)
...While obtaining my bachelor's degree in elementary education, I completed courses in literacy development which included instruction on handwriting development. My courses covered proper formation of each English character, including the pattern that the pen must travel while forming each letter. The courses also covered common handwriting problems that students face and how to correct them. (read more)
...I am certified by The Board of Ivanovo State University as a Linguist and Teacher of Foreign Languages (English), Interpreter and Philologist (Roman-German Linguistics and Literature) in June of 1995. My specialty is English phonetics. I have completed the papers on aspects of bilingualism (li... (read more)