...I graduated from Oberlin College with a Religious Studies degree before working as a community organizer and political aide for several years before deciding to pursue medicine. I have two years of experience tutoring high schoolers in English and History. I worked as an editor for several years, so I'm ready to help with any writing or comprehension challenges you're facing! (read more)
...In my Academic Support classes, we work on study skills, test prep, executive functioning, reading, writing, digital literacy, and post-grad skills (interviews, cover letters, resumes, financial literacy, college applications, etc.). Special Education Department Coordinator I have a teaching cer... (read more)
...Starting with understanding and mastering letter sounds, we move to short vowel sounds followed by consonants. Afterward, we blend these together (which fosters so much accomplishment!) and then move on to long vowel sounds. Sight words and other phonics rules are taught as we go so as not to overwhelm you/your child. (read more)
...I recognize that academic success is often in two parts – an understanding of the skill and the process. I work to address both so that students are building transferrable skills as opposed to only focusing on one class assignment at a time. I have 30 years of tutoring and teaching experience as well as demonstrated research projects that study best teaching practices. (read more)
...By structuring activities around interaction and problem-solving, students are required to use Spanish in a meaningful way, they are drawn out of their linguistic comfort zones, and there is automatically greater emphasis placed on their fluency. I also firmly believe that fun/interesting experi... (read more)