I have been working in education since I was a college student and have been a full-time English teacher for grades 7-12 for the past ten years. After attending college, a teaching certification program, and a Master's program, paying back the graduate student loans has been a daunting task. It is... (read more)
...I then typically brainstorm with my students about what they already know about a topic, what they'd like to know, and what questions they'd like to answer; I am here to help uncover answers, not give them, and I feel students learn best when they feel personally invested in a topic. From there,... (read more)
...I have 16 years of experience teaching and tutoring students in English composition, grammar, and reading skills. I have worked with middle school, high school, and college students. I have also worked with adult and returning students. (read more)
...After grammar, teaching someone how to write with a good style, beyond the basics, would be only a part of what I can do. Writing is more than putting down what one knows. There is a technique to making it readable and interesting. (read more)
...This works for any age. I also use the sounds of English in my comprehensive approach to a student's overall understanding of the language and to accelerate their achievement in reading. I write business letters, resumes, contracts, essays and poetry. (read more)