...I was a college-level writing instructor for seven years. I worked as a tutor at the Writing Center at Southern Miss helping PhD candidates finalize their dissertations and grant-seekers secure funding. I spent five years as an advertising copywriter and creative director, helping national brands craft their messages. (read more)
...It requires at least 2 sessions per week, parent involvement, and an ongoing commitment, but is very thorough. I also tutor in English, writing and grammar. I teach almost exclusively online, but also teach out of an office convenient to Hoover/Homewood/Mntnbrk/Vestavia and the 280 corridor, with a lovely waiting room. (read more)
...For the last five years, I have taught full-time at a private school dedicated to students with specified learning differences, including dyslexia, ADHD, and autism. Chances are, if the strategies your teacher is using aren't working for you, then you will need more specific, one-to-one instruct... (read more)
...As someone with ADHD and someone with a family member with autism, I understand that every person learns differently, and some students with learning disabilities require certain modifications to my teaching. For example, autistic students don't like to look people in the eyes. In fact, they will prefer that I look away from them. (read more)
...While in high school I worked as the Prose Editor for our school's literary magazine, won 1st place in several essay and creative writing contests, including 1st in the state for fiction in the Alabama Writers’ Forum High School Literary Arts Competition. As a sophomore, I was awarded the Creati... (read more)