...I have many years of successful experience in teaching phonics. I hold a BA in Elementary Education and a current CO teaching license in Elementary Education. As a long-term teacher and tutor, I have enabled many students, with a variety of learning issues, to learn to read. (read more)
...I have taken several masters level reading classes and am a Certified Academic Language Practitioner. This includes specific structured reading training in the Orton Gillingham methodology. I have used several different math curriculums and supplemented to common core standards. (read more)
...I am comfortable working within the lessons the student receives within their coursework (homework help) as well as adding outside material to help solidify comprehension. I know that students today have little free time and I treat the student's time as my own - precious. While I try to be as flexible as possible, I do have a strict 24-hour cancellation and no-show policy. (read more)
...Unlike some scripted and rigid reading programs, the Orton-Gillingham Approach is a system that allows for flexibility. Both the Montessori method and the OG approach to reading are multisensory, structured, sequential and cumulative. They are flexible and based on student mastery. (read more)
...I have been studying Archaeology since 2009 and am currently working on my thesis. I am very passionate about the topic and have valuable fieldwork experience from three different countries. Reading and writing have been two of my favorite hobbies since I was 4 years old. (read more)