...I look forward to sharing my expertise and student achievement success with students in need of extra support. As a highly qualified teacher who has shown tremendous growth related to student achievement results on standardized assessments, I am very qualified to support your tutoring needs. I ... (read more)
...I have also developed comprehensive phonics curriculum for students with specific learning disabilities in reading. My career has revolved around the teaching of reading. This has included personal teaching and tutoring of students in grades K-college as well as preparing classroom teachers and specialists to teach reading. (read more)
...I co-authored a book (for at-risk students) with Tommie Lindsey, a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient. The fundamentals of good writing and speaking that I teach are covered in my bestselling journalism and speech textbooks. But the best way for you to understand the worth of what I teach is to consider what other writers have said about me. (read more)
...I played with one of the greatest chess players I have ever sat across from, my grandfather, when I was nothing more then a novice. Behind him in the line up was my father, a very sturdy and multi faceted player, and my late Uncle Jack, mastermind of the late game and the mind game. Being an in... (read more)