...I believe that a successful instructor is not someone whose main focus is to provide information for students but rather someone who encourages students to look for information. Thus, I recommend that students come to class as active agents, not as mere onlookers. This philosophy puts more weight on the students and renders the teacher a facilitator of the learning process. (read more)
I was born in Russia and moved to the U.S.A. to get my Master's degree in TESOL and PhD in English (American Literature). I have been teaching and tutoring since 1999. I am genuinely interested in the success of my students, and tutoring gives me an opportunity to see them grow in a short time. I... (read more)
...I recently graduated from WGU-Indiana with an M.B.A. I am also an Army veteran so I have some experience with the ASVAB test.I have been a substitute teacher for three different school districts. While working as a substitute I covered a wide variety of classes/subjects from grades K through 6th grades. (read more)
...Much of the Language Arts consists of functional phonics, especially the K-3 grades. I have used poster-sized short and long vowel words to help K-2 students learn, and I own 2 sets of phonics cards. I also utilize a set of "Bob" books, and I use my collection of word family books to help the student know about "ine", "ing", "ock", "ay", and others. (read more)
...I'm also licensed to teach journalism, so I understand the nuances between professional writing, formal writing, and journalistic writing. My passion has always been to help students grow as people as well as English students, but improving writing practices is my particular strength as a teache... (read more)