...I am a former book editor at HarperCollins Publishers in NYC, where I worked with authors across multiple genres including fiction, nonfiction, self-help, memoir, and business books. After moving back to my hometown, I became an associate editor at a Cleveland-based newspaper, where I also edite... (read more)
...I am certified Kindergarten to 12th grade. I a Highly Qualified Teacher in Reading. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Notre Dame College. (read more)
...I direct my pupils to write grammatically, in complete sentences, with attention to applying their own comprehension of a topic, rather than quoting verbatim from a text. Included in my lessons are vocabulary exercises, comprehension exercises, reading aloud, and paraphrasing. I hold a Master's degree in Education, and regularly correct writing for my charges. (read more)
...As a classroom teacher and a private Tutor, I have worked with many children with dyslexia. Through systematic and scaffolded work, we make progress with our language work. I have a background in teaching Superkids Phonemic Awareness and have done initial training in the Wilson method. (read more)
...They are also taught how to point out the main idea of the passage, to analyze its structure, and to make inferences. Writing is a subject I really excel in teaching, as I have been teaching it for 30 years. I not only taught it at more than 10 colleges, but I was also the coordinator and the supervisor of the subject for years. (read more)