...I have over 20 years of teaching experience. I have been a Reading Specialist for the past 15 years teaching Pre-K through 8th grade. Continuing with on-going learning through conferences on The Science of Reading and Structured Literacy, I keep up to date with interventions that make a successful reader. (read more)
...I believe every student should have a personal tutor to assist in any way possible! I strive to encourage all students to see the beauty of education in order for them to succeed. Making learning fun is the key to success!I am currently a high school special education teacher in the math class. (read more)
...I also had the opportunity to engage with and learn from published local authors to better appreciate literature as an artform as well as a cultural and educational necessity. For my thesis, I had to produce a coherent work of over 40,000 words and then defend it for my thesis director. This equates to writing the first half of a novel, which is essentially what I ended up with. (read more)
...My concentration in literature is in the novel, but I am well-read and grounded in much world literature. My everyday job involves a heavy emphasis on grammar, syntax, punctuation and spelling. My current writing classes deal with reading, analyzing, discussing, and responding in writing to nonfiction stories and essays. (read more)