...I have decades of experience in teaching writing and critical analysis for students from 7th grade through graduate school. I have an M.A. in Literature and have published criticism (lately, in a 2019 collection regarding John O'Brien, author of "Leaving Las Vegas" entitled "Cafe Abyss"). I hav... (read more)
...I can concentrate on problem areas with your student or we can work on grammar assignments. There are some helpful hints that I can offer to help improve a student's grammar skills and make it easier for him/her. As an English teacher I have taken linguistics and language acquisition classes that have prepared me to teach phonics. (read more)
...I take an individual approach to students, evaluating their learning styles and finding methods that work for each one. My greatest pleasure is seeing a student's face light up when he or she "gets it."BA in English, summa cum laude. Tutor in the student writing lab at University of Missouri-Rolla. (read more)
...I root for my students, and believe in their potential. Grades are important, but success is not defined by grades, but rather our resilient ability to keep trying to be the best learners we can be. I have formally studied the Bible since I was a small child. (read more)