...With my own children, and while I was a substitute teacher, I used phonics, word chopping, rhyming and humor to help with building fluency. For reading aloud, I had the students read the text upside down, for a little challenge and to make it interesting! They thought I was crazy at first, but they loved it! (read more)
...I love to see the moment when "the light turns on" & students totally understand what I just taught. I am constantly learning to keep my knowledge fresh -- for instance, right now, I am working on my TEFL 160 Certification to improve my ability to Teach English as a Foreign Language. My rates v... (read more)