...Phonics is a method of teaching reading. Instructional reading components are phonemic awareness, alphabetic knowledge, decoding strategies, spelling and writing, manageable, decodable text, vocabulary acquisition, comprehension and understanding, and language activities. Phonemic awareness is also a potent indicator of future reading skill because it is not easy for beginners to acquire. (read more)
...I am currently in 15+ hours worth of geography classes, so I am able to explain and help with other science subjects too! I was a tutor for 8th and 9th grade Earth Science while I was a senior in high school and now act as a peer assistant in Earth Science core classes at my university. I'm currently a Geography major with an emphasis in Earth Science. (read more)