...I have taught 5th grade High Ability, 3rd grade, and 2nd grade. I have extensive experience preparing students for ISTEP testing and have had 96%+ of my students pass their tests, including ISTEP, Acuity, I-Ready, and Star Reader tests. The majority of my students over the years have also met or exceeded their reading goals in Accelerated Reader. (read more)
...After 25 years of composition instruction, I've developed simple yet powerful strategies for helping students write perfect essays and research papers in any subject area. I also speak Spanish, although I'm not Latino, and greatly enjoyed teaching English as a second language. I have all the materials to teach all these courses or supplement your materials as needed. (read more)
...I have also worked with the schools literary magazine “Southern Indiana Review” as an office manager, where I copyedited, designed, and organized the work put into our issues. My dedication to studying English, reading, writing, and literature has lead me to study these subjects throughout my fo... (read more)