...I first take the time to understand what is troubling each individual student. Then, I provide step by step examples that students can use to try other problems. Along the way, I ask students questions to see how much of the information they are absorbing. (read more)
...Reading has always been one of my favorite things to do. I carry a book everywhere I go and have a house filled with them. My earlier degrees were in music: a bachelor's degree in piano performance and a double master's in piano performance and music history. (read more)
...I currently teach 4th grade and use Eureka Math, Fountas and Pinnell Reading and Writing Workshop, Word Study and Wilson Reading strategies. My role as Title 1 Coordinator and Teacher is primarily to address the needs of students who show indicators of dyslexia. I use an explicit systematic approach to phonemic awareness and phonics for instruction. (read more)
8 Subjects: includingReading,Dyslexia,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...Most of my students gain over a year in reading progress during the 10 months of instruction I provide using an Orton-Gillingham philosophy of teaching reading. I have taught special needs children over the past 25 years. This experience ranges from cognitively impaired to learning disabled. (read more)
...I am an experienced mathematics teacher/tutor who has taught/tutored at middle school, all through high school, to college, and graduate school. My degrees are in mathematics (MS) and mathematics education (BSMEd). I have been involved in many aspects of mathematics education including scoring ... (read more)