...I have an undergraduate degree in English Literature and have taught ACT English for years. I have taught handwriting with the curriculum “Handwriting Without Tears” and create individual exercises to strengthen fine motor coordination. I am licensed in the State of Illinois and graduated from ... (read more)
...This includes working with children living overseas using an online format, refuge families and in a school district with immigrant students. In addition to this I am tutoring adult second language learners on English and test skills for college entrance (GRE). My writing skills consist of acad... (read more)
...My process for tutoring writing is to determine what stage the writing is in--if the writing is started or if we need to brainstorm. I ask important questions such as "Who is the intended audience?" and "Is there a prompt or theme?"
After those things are determined, we can work on organization and order of thoughts. Grammar and spelling would be the finishing touches. (read more)
...To able to communicate effectively, the students need to be confident that people will be able to understand their speech so a lot of our class is oral. If a student has a specific vocabulary, we work on that vocabulary. The assignments are chosen to meet the student’s needs. (read more)