...As a new teacher, I wanted to use the “best practices” for teaching my students how to read. Thankfully, I was able to enroll in an Orton-Gillingham Reading training program. Samuel Orton and Anna Gillingham developed a multisensory systematic phonics-based approach that still is the most effective way to help students with significant reading disabilities. (read more)
...Currently, I teach middle school - Grades 5-8 - but am open to teaching to all age levels. I’ve worked with small groups mostly - my smallest class has one student and my largest class has seven. I also have some professional writing experience - along with editing and publishing. (read more)
...During my junior year of college a piece I had written was nominated for the Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics. I went on from the nomination to create an English literature course for my senior year. Upon graduating with my Bachelors of Arts degree in English and early childhood education I began teaching in special education. (read more)
...Before my current school, I have taught elementary emotional support as well as kindergarten in a private center. In each of my classrooms, I have had students at a variety of academic levels. I have worked to meet the students needs to grow in the education and confidence. (read more)
...Parents are absolutely critical to the success of any child and in my view, tutoring is a partnership between the parents, student and tutor. Success can look like a lot of things to different people and we will work together to establish realistic, productive goals that lay a strong foundation ... (read more)