...I was trained in ABC Darian when I worked at Learning Styles Tutoring agency in East Longmeadow, MA for three years. I have used this method to assist many students in recognizing phonemes and in being able to sound out new words. I also have training in Read 180 which I learned when I was an English teacher at New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, MA. (read more)
...I have professional state (MA) certification in Elementary Education (grades 1-6). I have taught fifth grade and in a mixed 4th-6th grade classroom. I have coached 3rd-8th graders in Scrabble. I taught for three years at a therapeutic day school for students with learning, emotional, and behavioral issues. (read more)
10 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Algebra 1,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...Throughout high school, I came to understand that I appreciated the most were not the ones I necessarily was the most interested in. Instead, the teachers made the difference between an enjoyable class and an unengaging class. I sometimes found the textbook definitions and explanations unsatisfactory so those instructors that were patient and fully explained concepts were my favorite ones. (read more)
...I didn't always like math, but I found that I fell in love with it once I learned it in a way that made sense to me. I hope to help students have this same experience, where they fall in love with math when they learn it in a way that makes sense for them! As a result, personalized approaches are very important for my tutoring practice. (read more)