...I have been teaching middle school English for 20 years and have a true passion and love for the subject and the students. I have won various teaching awards in my teaching career and am National Board Certified. I have tutored on the side ever since I began teaching. (read more)
...I believe in students being able to "sound out" words, to give them some basics from which they can learn to read. I realize the pendulum switched to "whole language", but I personally believe phonics is a better base from which to start. I would teach the student the sounds of each vowel and consonant and then go from there. (read more)
...I am also familiar with different learning styles and have designed customized study plans suited to individual student learning styles. While obtaining my bachelor's degree in elementary education, I completed courses in literacy development which included instruction on handwriting development... (read more)
...I am certified by The Board of Ivanovo State University as a Linguist and Teacher of Foreign Languages (English), Interpreter and Philologist (Roman-German Linguistics and Literature) in June of 1995. My specialty is English phonetics. I have completed the papers on aspects of bilingualism (li... (read more)
...Scott's validation, support, and ability to bring the best out of students (even those of us who claim to have minimal writing skill), allowed me to authentically tackle the college application process. "Another student - R. Goldin, who I helped write scholarship essays: Scott was such an incred... (read more)