...I also love traveling, reading, hiking and tennis. I especially enjoy working with children K-5. I have a fairly flexible schedule but evenings will probably work best. (read more)
...I have a bachelor's degree in English and am very well versed in the classics, including Shakespeare, Greek Classics, The Aeneid, Homer, The Odyssey, Aristophanes, British literature and American literature of all levels. Love it! I work very hard with students to make these works relate to present day so as to help them understand the language, make inferences and critically read. (read more)
...I have worked as a special educator for the past 9 years in the public schools. My expertise lies in the area of reading, particularly teaching dyslexic students. I have taught both in a language based classroom and an inclusion setting. (read more)
7 Subjects: includingReading,Dyslexia,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...Relationships and confidence and key to success! I have a bachelors in English Language Arts and general special education and a masters in Curriculum and Development with a focus on students with mild to moderate disabilities. I am a special education teacher and typically work with students who are struggling in the area of reading, decoding, and comprehension. (read more)
...To help them comprehend a passage's meaning, I've taught techniques to identify point of view, evidence, conclusion, as well as structure and sequence of paragraphs, sentences, and clauses. I also teach the lost (and highly useful) art of diagramming sentences. As a college teacher, I instructe... (read more)