I've been tutoring dyslexic students in the Kingston/Woodstock area for over 7 years. I use the Barton System for Reading and Spelling, an Orton-Gillingham-based program, with great success. In addition, my master's degree in linguistics and many years of teaching English as a Second Language and English Composition qualify me to tutor in all aspects of ESL and English language arts. (read more)
...My experience with writers has included helping the very young to professionals. My undergraduate degree at Columbia was in English. I have been a book and magazine editor. (read more)
...As a graduate from SUNY Albany with a major in Economics, I have a serious passion for what most would consider a very difficult and dry subject: Economics. As a graduate from SUNY Albany with a major in Economics, I have a serious passion for what most would consider a very difficult and dry su... (read more)
...I also prepared them for the NYS English Regents, which 90% of my students passed. I taught two specialized courses on the college level to 12th graders: African-American Literature and Multi-Cultural Literature. Both of these courses integrated literature with cultural studies. (read more)
...After graduating from Emory University, twenty five years ago, with a degree in English (concentration in the works of Shakespeare) I taught elementary school language arts for two years. Then worked in education advocacy and reform at Teach For America for almost ten years- with a two year stin... (read more)