...Over the years, I have developed many materials to help students with decoding and language acquisition. I have word games, word cards, word wheels, etc., to help students identify letter patterns (blends, digraphs, diphthongs, etc), and I try to make this learning fun. Over the years, I have worked with many students in the area of study skills. (read more)
...In Ireland I spent five months as a writing tutor at Fighting Words, a non-profit for Irish schoolchildren ages 6-18 to improve their reading and writing proficiency. I graduated with my MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers' Workshop, one of the top graduate programs for creative writing in the w... (read more)
...I have played in performance tours to Peru and China, and participated as a finalist in the St. Paul Chamber Music Competition. I currently play violin in the Rattlesnakes Bluegrass Band in Los Angeles, CA alongside my primary job as an engineer at SpaceX. (read more)
...At my high school graduation, I received the Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and the Senior Award in World Languages. I teach and tutor Castilian Spanish (Spanish from Spain) and I can help with reading, writing, grammar, speaking, and more. I have a B.A. from UCLA, graduated summa cum laude. (read more)
...I then went on to tutor both Latin and English extensively at all ages and levels of experience. For English, my style is fluid, but generally I take a structured approach that focuses on the individual's needs. A lot of my work involves helping students build their writing around tried-and-true formulas, as well as break down sentences in ways that aid their comprehension. (read more)