...I also recognize how much their confidence grew having an adult individually encourage them, and it is this independence, confidence and joy of learning I want to foster for your child. My main goal is for the child to gain a love of gaining knowledge and understanding, and above all to have fun... (read more)
...I am certified to teach English, language arts, and reading, math, science, and social studies grades 4-8, gifted education grades K-12, art grades K-12, and ESL grades K-12. I have taught 8th grade English, language arts, and reading for 5 years, K-5 gifted and talented for 3 years, and reading... (read more)
...I have a masters degree in English education. I have taught English, reading, writing, and test prep for over 20 years. I hold a master's degree in English education, and I have taught English for over 25 years. (read more)
...I understand phonics as secrets into literacy and I often find that by using children's intrinsic curiosity and imagination that they are able to discover phonics and build phonological maps through multimodal learning approaches. I understand how phonological awareness and phonological mapping ... (read more)
...Not only do I strive to make them understand their current material but I'm constantly focused on how it will show up later.In high school I scored a 5 on my AP BC Calculus exam. I went on to Cal III my freshman year and also began tutoring calculus and other mathematics that semester. Since then I have studied differential equations and advanced calculus within the real and complex planes. (read more)