...I have used tutorial programs from Beka to Raz Kids for phonics assistance. Drills for skills work best using Dolch 220 sight words and focused attention on Vowels sounds, Consonant blends including dipthongs, digraphs, and special sounds. Most phonics students need the repetition of flash cards and visual supplements as a memory aid. (read more)
...In my thirty-plus years in the workforce, I have encountered and worked with a racially and culturally diverse set of people. The volunteer and non-profit positions I have held have given me exposure to several disadvantaged and marginalized communities. Additionally, as a transgendered woman, I feel I have particular experience with marginalized people. (read more)
Hello! I have been tutoring students from Kindergarten through College for about eight years now. I believe learning is a life long journey, and I'm always seeking out new information and new subject matter as well reinforcing my own skill set. (read more)
...I also have a master’s degree in English. I have taught and tutored students in all phases of the writing process at ITT Technical Institute, National Univ., Sacramento State, and Sacramento Country Day School. I am a writing tutor at Sacramento Waldorf School now. (read more)
...It's such a positive experience for everyone. I also strongly believe that children need to develop a love of reading, which I instilled in my own children at an early age. Another skill that a lot of people are extremely afraid of is public speaking, and this is a skill that everyone needs at some point in their lives. (read more)