...While teaching as a special education teacher, I specialized in working with students with severe to profound disabilities with an emphasis on working with students with visual impairments and hearing difficulties. I loved working in the special education world and am passionate in helping stude... (read more)
...I have completed the 40-hour training in Orton-Gillingham approach to reading instruction and am currently in the certification practicum this year. Not including the pandemic year, the 2020-2021 school year, all of the students on my caseload increased their reading level by at least 2 levels w... (read more)
...I emphasize test taking strategies and making the student feel more confident taking the test. --Experienced teacher and tutor
--Experienced working with elementary school students
--B.A. in Mathematics Cornell University 1993
--Teacher preparation at Central Connecticut State University 1994 to... (read more)
...I tailor my lessons to match the individual needs and interests of my students, while using a multi sensory approach focused in the science of reading. I am a certified Reading Specialist with over 18 years of experience working with students in grades K-4. My specialty is working with beginning readers and those who need to revisit foundational literacy skills. (read more)
...During my teaching career have taken continuing education in systematic, evidenced based methods for vocabulary including (but not limited to): word consciousness strategies, use of word study strategies, use of word parts (prefix, suffix, root), context clues, explicit instruction of vocabulary,... (read more)