...My name is Sam and I am currently a graduate student at the University of Missouri-St. Louis looking to use my background in English and Education to help students in their academic careers. I have a lot of experience writing both academic and creative writing papers, and am certified to teach Social Studies in Missouri. (read more)
...As an education major in grad school, I've had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of students in many different environments. I have been tutoring students in math through Algebra II since 2004, including Prealgebra. I have taught English composition and conversation at the Phillipps U... (read more)
...My experience studying and teaching so many different languages has given me genuine insight into language acquisition and has been particularly important for my teaching of English as a second language. Having experienced the frustration and the joy of learning to communicate in a "foreign" ton... (read more)
...I encourage wrong answers in lessons, not only because wrong answers help us learn, but also because many of today's most essential scientific advances began as mistakes (x-rays, penicillin, etc)!
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...I am able to identify where students are and where they need to be in the future based upon working with a variety of grade levels. In reading, we are able to focus on both reading decoding and comprehension. With writing, I can increase their ability to create fiction and non-fiction text while including main idea, details, and exceptional grammar capabilities. (read more)