...Through my career I've worked with talented reading and Title I teachers and received training in a variety of reading intervention methods, including the Orton-Gillingham approach for dyslexia, phonics instruction, various levelled reading methods. During my time teaching at the Cannon River ST... (read more)
...Taught middle and high school English Language Arts, which included teaching students to write and proofread their writing. My teaching license is in Biology/Life Science. Ecology is part of Biology/Life Science. (read more)
...Clarissa has completed Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Volume 1 and Volume 2 which presents the science of reading in phonemic awareness, phonics, morphology, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. In August 2023, Clarissa was certified as a LETRS facilitator fo... (read more)
...I have a PhD in Chemical Engineering, which means I have not only studied math through calculus, differential equations, and finite methods, but I also know how to apply it to solving real problems. I have experience tutoring math students from elementary school through university, and I have ta... (read more)
...I have a strong background in teaching students who speak languages other than English at home, and students struggling to make sense of academic skills and concepts. As a tutor, I emphasize: academic vocabulary, using hands-on, concrete experiences, and maintaining a light-hearted, ‘risk free’ ... (read more)