...I was a college-level writing instructor for seven years. I worked as a tutor at the Writing Center at Southern Miss helping PhD candidates finalize their dissertations and grant-seekers secure funding. I spent five years as an advertising copywriter and creative director, helping national brands craft their messages. (read more)
...My name is Rebecca and I am a professional writer and editor for an internationally-read blog. I have teaching experience and have also worked with middle and high school students for the past 5 years. I attended Furman University, where I graduated Summa Cum Laude and was inducted into the Pi Beta Kappa Honor Society with a Bachelors Degree in Spanish and Religion. (read more)
...With reading it’s all about making connections.I have taught second grade for two years where I've had to instruct a small group intervention for my struggling readers. During this intervention, we focused on phonics skills and sight words and gradually increased into reading passages that corre... (read more)
5 Subjects: includingReading,Grammar,Phonics,Elementary Math
...There's nothing better than that moment when it just clicks, and you say, "A-ha!, This isn't so bad!"As a professional high school English teacher with a Master's degree and nine years of experience, I am up-to-date on the latest methods of instruction that are being implemented in your school, i... (read more)
...As a special education teacher, I worked many times with students with many different types of needs, especially as a resource teacher. I implemented many different strategies to help my students such as explicit instruction, timers, token reward systems, repeated practice, and breaks as needed. I have experience using Orton-Gillingham based programs with students with dyslexia. (read more)