...In my teaching, I utilize several specialized learning strategies designed to meet the needs of struggling students. My extensive training includes F.A.S.T. Reading, Orton-Gillingham, The Sonday System, Project Read, Phonetics First, Everyday Math, Guided Math groups, and English As A Second Language. (read more)
...I have a BA in Communications from Eastern Michigan University in Michigan, USA & Telecommunications in Curtin University of Technology of Western Australia. Having lived abroad in multiple countries and helping my own three children learn the local language where we lived, enables me to teach p... (read more)
...I'm an experienced teacher. I've taught composition at the college level and have also worked in a college writing center. Those were both at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro while I was pursuing my MFA in creative writing. (read more)
...Beginning with a good student teacher relationship is vital in ensuring learning can happen effectively. I also use a tutoring strategy that encourages students to learn to think critically and become the best learner they can be. I encourage questions as this is how we learn! (read more)
...The most important aspect of maintaining a successful relationship with a student is, to me, consistency in how I approach our lessons. For instance, if a student is struggling to interpret fractions, but is familiar with a similar concept (such as division) that we worked on in a previous sessi... (read more)