...I began teaching English to adults while living in Russia in 2001. There, I taught at Biomedical Center, a company researching immune diseases. The focus was on communication skills needed for collaboration with English-speaking colleagues at conferences. (read more)
...I have a Master's degree as a Reading Specialist and taught kindergarten and first grade for years. I am currently the Literacy Leader at a large public school in Philadelphia. I work with teachers and students from grades K to 8. (read more)
...I have taught my students how to tap out sounds, stretch words and identify unknown vowel sounds within words they do not know. To successfully teach phonics, I spend a lot of time on each vowel team and various blends and digraphs until my students become independent readers. Having multiple y... (read more)
...Presently, hold a substitute teaching certification from the NJ Department of Education. Drawing from the African proverb "He who learns must also teach." I believe there is never a task too small, a question too dumb, or a conversation not worth having. Every experience is a learning lesson—even if it’s only a tiny morsel of knowledge. (read more)
...I learned from how my teachers and professors provided information in a manner that was easy to understand and how they provided feedback on how to improve. My tutoring experiences have been usually virtual and one-on-one. I will learn how you learn and try to present the information in the format that you prefer. (read more)