...My specialty is pronunciation. Having a musical background, I have a keen ear and a unique talent for drilling sounds, words and phrases. I believe in a student centered style of teaching, where you, the student, is actively involved in the learning process. (read more)
...In my early years of teaching, I taught Kindergarten to 2nd grade skills. Phonics was a major part of my teaching. I find that I continue to teach these skills even in the upper grades when I encounter students with Reading difficulties. (read more)
...I’ve got extensive experience as a social studies teacher and tutor. I’ve taught Social Studies, History, and Humanities in middle and high school public school and charter school classrooms. Additionally, as a private Humanities tutor, I’ve helped countless students prepare for their advanced placement History exams, including the AP Global, European, Geography, Government and APUSH exams. (read more)
...I also provide proofreading services to look over student essays and help them make better grammatical and structural choices in the future.In the past, I worked as a tour guide for the Ellis Island Museum. I led "Hard Hat Tours," historical tours through the abandoned hospital complex. These tours were around an hour and a half long. (read more)
...If students need help with tricky points of grammar, I find new resources beyond their course materials for us to practice and discuss together; often a different point of view can work wonders. When students need help pulling together concepts and learning how to approach texts beyond a surface... (read more)