...Each child is unique and there is no cookie-cutter method to maximize test scores, so I listen to the child and we work together as a partners. I have the enthusiasm of a novice and the experience of a greybeard. On a practical level, I can give more useful information in one hour than the vast majority of tutors can give in 2 or 3. (read more)
...I have great respect for the Wilson method which discourages "guessing" and focuses on taking one letter at a time. I also have a summa cum laude degree in elementary education. I was required to take two credited courses in ESL strategies in which I received A's. (read more)
Hi, my name is Cathy, and I am a retired college professor. Before becoming a college professor, I taught in the secondary school system in the elementary level. I have two master's degrees. (read more)
...My goal with my sessions is to help my students be excited about the subject they're struggling with and to develop a passion for writing that they may not have been exposed to before. I assign prompts and homework to be completed between lessons to encourage my students to stretch their writing... (read more)
...My teaching style is experiential as I believe every student has the capacity to connect with literature and to write very well, and I enjoy showing a student how he or she does this naturally. I believe in finding the moment of engagement with a work of literature or a writing assignment and wo... (read more)