...I have over 20 years of experience teaching language arts and reading at the elementary level through 5th grade. This includes grammar, which is essential for the other important subject of writing skills. Grammar is also an important component in annual state-wide testing, the Iowa Achievement Test and is part of the Common Core curriculum throughout the U.S. (read more)
...I have attended a Wilson Reading introductory course which focuses on teaching struggling readers of all ages. I have 13 years of public school teaching experience in the areas of special education and general education with students ages eleven though twenty-one years of age. As a tutor, I first strive to understand the student's strengths, weaknesses, goals and interests. (read more)