...Reading is Power!I've worked at a Kindergarten and 1st grade teacher for seven years. I am a certified Dyslexia Practitioner and have been explicitly teaching reading for 3 years to students who are performing well below grade level. I have completed over 100 hours of Wilson Dyslexia lessons for struggling readers and readers with learning disabilities. (read more)
I have a degree in English from Salisbury University and a Masters from Capella University. I taught English, grades 9-12, for eight years. During those years, I also taught and oversaw a remedial reading program and prepared students for testing (i.e. state testing, PSAT, SAT, etc). I have a str... (read more)
...Proofreading and being able to recognize errors in one's own work as well as the work of others is a necessary part of students' development toward becoming critical thinkers. A student may have fine ideas for an essay. It is the development of his or her ability to edit one's own work that can finish a fine essay. (read more)
...I have a strong passion for everything that goes into English Lit. and my long-term goal is to teach college English Lit. I have a strong interest in American Literature and Early English Literature (from about 600 A.D.-1600 A.D. i.e. "Beowulf," Sir Thomas Mallory works, the writings of Chretien... (read more)