...I have taught English to ELL students from many countries in Europe and South America. My tutoring approach is based on the individual student. First, I usually administer some type of educational assessment to determine the child's level and relative strengths and weaknesses. (read more)
...My goal is for each student to be successful, confident, and an independent learner. I have been teaching Reading/English at the elementary level for over 15 years. I believe each student is unique and a successful teacher will find the student's learning style to identify how they learn best. (read more)
...I have also tutored for four summers. I attended Eastern Illinois University where I took classes in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education. I am a current member of the Academic Language Therapist Association and I am an Academic Language Therapist through Academic Language Therapist Association. (read more)
...Students learn at their own pace, with as much or as little guidance as they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. I like to create an secure learning environment in which a student is not afraid to challenge themselves and make sometimes spectacular mistakes in order to sharpen tools the... (read more)
...I have been trained and certified in the Orton-Gillingham approach, and love using it to help students improve their literacy skills. This method is neurologically based, as research has proven that multisensory instruction changes the way the brain functions. It is also structured and sequential. (read more)