...I have also developed comprehensive phonics curriculum for students with specific learning disabilities in reading. 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. (read more)
...After several sessions with me, my students often report feeling more confident, prepared and ready to succeed.I have a Bachelor's degree in Biology, a Master's Degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, and a PhD in Wildlife Sciences. As a Peace Corps volunteer I helped establish a Marine Prote... (read more)
...I completed a BA in Music (concentration in violin performance) from Duke University in 2013. 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 top... (read more)
...I have a creative mind able to come up with new ways of teaching and modifying my explanations to respond to students' individual needs. I will listen to the students and find the reasons why they are having difficulty, and work with them to find new ways of approaching problems. I believe that... (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)