...Younger students focus on Fry's 100 words for both visual memorization and understanding of the meaning. For older students, I offer word study and dictionary skills to help them use their immediate resources for themselves. In addition, word study (prefixes, suffixes, and root words) help to g... (read more)
...With strong skills in annotation of textbooks, memorization of key points, and recitation tricks, their academic appetite increased! My public speaking background includes a degree in speech from Baylor University, speech writing for the Dallas mayor, coaching the high school speech team, and pe... (read more)
...My expertise include: Teaching Main Idea of a Text, Teaching Decoding of Text, Teaching Reading Proficiency, Teaching & Word Recognition. I continue to teach Fluency as grade levels bring about more complicated reading. I also prepare students to be able to read from a wide variety of different types of texts such as novels, manuals, poetry, websites, blogs and other forms of literary media. (read more)
...I’ve been using excel for 25 years. Taught secondary math, including geometry, for 18 years. I can easily see and teach missing skills or misconceptions quickly which keeps us moving forward. 18 years teaching secondary math. (read more)