...My career has revolved around the teaching of reading. This has included personal teaching and tutoring of students in grades K-college as well as preparing classroom teachers and specialists to teach reading. My focus is on the understanding and use of reading/literacy as a tool for enjoyment and function. (read more)
...My training included five courses in music history (Antiquity through Renaissance, 1600 through Mozart, Beethoven through WWI, and Post WWI through Present). I also took a graduate course on special topics in Renaissance music, culminating in a 20 page analysis titled "Origins, Uses, and the Prog... (read more)
...My students compliment me extensively on my ability to explain things in a way that makes sense, my almost inexhaustible patience, and, most importantly, my ability to help them feel confident with what they are trying to learn. I work with students in middle school through college, and I have w... (read more)
...Preeta Bansal, a first generation American, needed significant tutoring to master English. Writing fluently and correctly was our goal. Preeta, now lead counsel for the Office of Management and Budget under President Obama, said, "I learned more about writing from Randy than I did at Harvard an... (read more)
...Behind him in the line up was my father, a very sturdy and multi faceted player, and my late Uncle Jack, mastermind of the late game and the mind game. Being an infant in a room of merciless giants quickly developed me into an able and stalwart player in my own right. I have 20+ years of experience with all ages and difficulties. (read more)