...My goal is to give students strategies and and put systems into place that will help make the reading/writing process more manageable and less stressful. Regardless of the specific issue they are wrestling with, I find that a good part of my effort involves moving them past the idea of just gett... (read more)
...Currently, I am constantly looking for more ways to improve myself and how I deliver knowledge and understanding to those I tutor; my number one rule is there is always room for growth and to take pride in how far you've come. First look: The first session always begins with a 'getting to know y... (read more)
...My thirty years of experience provides me with a wealth of strategies. All of my students learned to read and write while they were in my class, even students who were non-readers when they came into my class in September. I have had experience not only in the primary grades but also teaching Study Skills to students at Endicott College. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingReading,Elementary (K-6th),Vocabulary,Elementary Math
...One program is for English Literature and one for English Education. I have been selected to share at numerous literary conferences and am even in the process of getting ready for a national one currently. After I graduated with my BA, I started worked as a classroom teacher for a variety of different school settings. (read more)
...I received my bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in political science, my master's degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago, and my PhD in Social Work from Boston College. I am an avid reader and writer. A little about my teaching background:- I have two years of ex... (read more)