...I recently obtained my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification, and prior to that completed a Bachelor's degree in English, with a minor in Japanese language & literature. I studied Japanese for the four years I was at university, and subsequently passed the Japanese Language... (read more)
...I have years of TOEFL and IELTS exam prep experience with great results! I had been living and working abroad in Turkey for 15 years as an ESL teacher. When I first came to the country, I couldn't speak a single word. (read more)
My name is Cole, and my specialty is in English language arts. As a bit of background, I am 18 years of age and am currently a Junior at the University of Florida. To get to this point, I skipped three years of schooling and along the way consistently received perfect scores on the FSA writing and reading assessments. (read more)
...I introduce the standard or benchmark that needs to be addressed in an engaging and motivating way, teach the lesson with student discourse and involvement (not a teacher lecture) I allow for practice of the standard together with the student with feedback and interaction, then allow the student ... (read more)
...Phonics was one of the subjects we worked on daily during whole group and small group instruction. I would set up my groups with high, medium, and low students and then differentiate instruction to pull students who needed more time working with me. I would play games or do activities to increase students abilities to meet academic bench marks, sunshine state standards, or common core. (read more)