I am a former special education teacher and administrator in elementary and middle schools. My passion is helping children and adults with special needs, those who are significantly behind academically and people who need extra motivation and creativity to grow academically. I specialize in remediation of ELA (phonics, grammar, spelling, writing, fluency, comprehension) and handwriting. (read more)
...I enjoy brainstorming with students and making their essays shine. Laurie I am a certified ESOL teacher in the State of Maryland who had to pass the Praxis II exam in 2015 in order to teach in public school. I also have a TESOL certificate from Montgomery College which consisted of 15 credits. (read more)
...Most of my classroom years have been in grades K-2, but I have taught at all elementary levels, as well as summer programs for middle and high school. Most of my adult education experience is in language instruction, emotional regulation, and time management. My goal in tutoring is to foster self-efficacy and independence. (read more)
7 Subjects: includingReading,Spanish,ESL/ESOL,Elementary Math
...I understand basic concepts that need to be taught. Although I do not teach middle school now, concepts of fractions, inequalities and variables are introduced earlier in grade school now. I have a masters in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Literacy. (read more)
...I taught elementary math from 2020-2022 in California during the pandemic! I learned how to adapt to online settings and changed my curriculum as needed. I work with google meet. (read more)