Patricia's Language Toolkit
For the last 4 years, I have been teaching as an adjunct English as a Second Language (ESL) instructor at St. Petersburg Community College (SPC) in Clearwater, Florida. For the most part, I have taught English for Academic Purposes (EAP) levels 1-3 classes, but from time to time I have substituted in levels 4-5. (read more)
...I connect with those who struggle with learning difficulties as well as those working well above grade level and those working toward ambitious goals. I believe that helping a student must involve understanding "not getting it." Therefore, I make it my priority to figure out how a student is thi... (read more)
...I am a caring, certified teacher with 20 years in the classroom. I have taught Math from the simplest Elementary counting, up to and including High School Algebra and Geometry. My hours are flexible, with discount rates for two or more students. (read more)
...I trained adult professionals extensively in effective literature in a corporate setting and social settings. I teach practices and tips that help students to approach literature in analyzing and reviewing prose or any text about literature with explanations in theory and in practice. I also teach how to organize and write an outline of any composition writing. (read more)
...Currently I have added to my skill set by implementing the Ortho-Gillingham methodology which I hope to be certified in by the year's end. Lastly, as a degree-seeking student in anthropology and psychology, I have taken coursework in linguistics and have assisted in language-based research that ... (read more)