...My strategy of teaching is to use a step-by-step approach, breaking a complex problem in small sections. I give them different kinds of problems for practicing the skills. I have helped students overcome their fear of Algebra. (read more)
...I taught Advanced Placement European History and APUSH for many years, and enjoyed extremely high pass rates throughout this time (thanks in large part to the students' hard work!). During my years at the Princeton Review, I helped students significantly increase their scores on the ACT, SAT, an... (read more)
...As a current junior high (grades 6-8) teacher, we spend quite a bit of time in class focusing on study skills. This is particularly important in Spanish which is very unfamiliar to many students. We talk about the idea of memorizing vs. learning for retention. (read more)
...I work with consonant and short vowel sound development as well as long vowel spellings. I teach the students about consonant blends, digraphs, and dipthongs as a part of my program. As the student develops an understanding of letter sounds, decoding of words is added to the program. (read more)