...I also know laughing and having fun while learning never hurts. If a subject is something they struggle in the last thing they want to do after a long day at school is come to a tutor and dread coming there. So I will make it exciting, fun and engaging for your student to succeed. (read more)
...I have worked with students with letter cards that they manipulate to correctly spell their words. I have used spelling boxes where students have to match the correct letters with the correct box. When working with more than a couple children, I have used a wrap up activity called "Sparkle" where students have to correctly spell the word to stay in the game. (read more)
14 Subjects: includingElementary Science,Reading,Special Needs,Elementary Math
...I believe in an interactive approach to learning to help keep students engaged. Reading and writing are essential lifelong skills that students need to develop at a young age to further help them throughout their academic career. I am currently a 6th grade teacher and I have been for the past eight years. (read more)
...During the first year in Jordan, I was recruited by the State Department to serve as an intelligence officer, responsible for establishing contacts inside of both Lebanon and Syria. After working for State through 2011, I decided to take early retirement and move back to the United States, which... (read more)