...Critical thinking skills that are so important to future success and decision making, and successful, creative, verbal, and written expression are cultural mainstays. Language Arts encompass multiple key components that work together to develop a solid foundation that is applicable to succeeding... (read more)
...I am trained in an Orton-Gillingham based method of reading through Reading ASSIST (RA) in Wilmington, Delaware. This is a multi-sensory approach to language education which helps to make the sound/letter connection. Their program is certified by IMSLEC (International Multisensory Structured Language Institute) and I am now a certified Reading Interventionist through RA. (read more)
...My experience includes private tutoring and working for national tutoring companies. I specialize in Language Arts, Math through Algebra I, working with children with dysgraphia, ADHD, and ESL students. I also can help adults interested in taking the ASVAB with their math, word knowledge, and comprehension skills. (read more)
...We used Abeka Math K-5, then Saxon Math, and switched to Teaching Textbooks through Precalculus. We used a local co-op for History, art, music, and gymnastics. The IOWA Test revealed a reading comprehension issue in my youngest in Grade 5. (read more)
...I love language: the sound of it, playing with words, decoding authors' meaning. My favorite questions to my students are, "What makes you think that? or "How do you know that?" I believe that all students can become both competent readers and writers. Regardless of your level, I give all of my students a sense of confidence that prepares them for whatever their next step is. (read more)