...I have experience working with learners of all ability levels in and outside of the classroom. I currently work at a school for unique learners between the ages of 2 and 20 who have not historically succeeded in the classroom, but I have over 8 years of experience teaching grades K4 through 8th. I have taught in public, private, and parochial schools in both Kansas and Louisiana. (read more)
...When building vocabulary, I use a variety of strategies, including teaching context clues, bases and affixes, as well as dictionary skills. I take a very traditional approach with grammar - introduce, model, guided practice and independent practice. The key word is practice. (read more)
...My name is James, and I am a native of Nashville, TN, with over 15 years of teaching and tutoring experience at both the K-12 and college levels. I obtained my Bachelor's and Master's from Middle Tennessee State University and my Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi. I have experience tutoring and teaching English in groups as large as 30 and in individual one-on-one sessions. (read more)
...Desire more one-on-one or one-on-a-few rather than multiple student setting--easier to bring everyone up to speed. Have been in military as Naval Reservist, and love baseball. I may not know everything, but I do know a lot, and would like the opportunity to make a difference in this temporary bump in the road. (read more)
6 Subjects: includingESL/ESOL,Grammar,Phonics,American History