...I have previously worked at the middle school level as a reading specialist in a language-based classroom. I am certified in the Orton Gillingham approach, the Wilson Reading Program., and Lindamood Bell's Seeing Stars Program. I have used the LIPS program with success in the classroom. (read more)
7 Subjects: includingReading,Dyslexia,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...My favorite area and the one my studies have focused on the most is literary analysis. I love helping students find meaning in texts. It's like solving a puzzle and once you know how, it's addictive! (read more)
I am a social worker and education researcher, originally from Chicago, now living in New England. I received my bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in political science, my master's degree in Social Work from the University of Chicago, and my PhD in Social Work from Boston College. I am an avid reader and writer. (read more)
...I hold a PhD from Rutgers University. I am skilled at mastering new curricula quickly and effectively, and am qualified to tutor students in English, History/Politics and SAT/LSAT preparation, as well as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math through Pre-Calculus. I am very good at helping students to advance organically, at their own pace and in their own style. (read more)
...I have written essays on American and English literature for my undergraduate degree at Mount Holyoke College, where I wrote an honors thesis on Vladimir Nabokov. I also did graduate work at Harvard, where I wrote papers analyzing the work of Henry James, among others. I have helped many studen... (read more)