...I also served on timed essay reading panels several times so have first-hand experience scoring test essays. I've tutored spelling as part of the dyslexia program I use for fifteen years and have five years' experience tutoring Spelling with the Ulster Literacy Association, using their materials... (read more)
...Relevant graduate work was done at both the CUNY Graduate Center and Manhattanville College. My undergraduate degree at Columbia was in English. I have been a book and magazine editor. (read more)
...My Bachelor's degree from Grinnell College was in English, and I am an avid reader interested in many subjects. In addition to my literacy specialty at Bank Street, I have taken separate classes on Orton-Gillingham methods and RAVE-O. Being able to express yourself clearly is the thing that allows others to see how smart you are, and writing is a big part of that expression. (read more)
...For me, I like tutoring because it helps to educate people and allow them to learn things that they may be interested in, or need to learn for school. Tutoring caters much more to an individual student’s needs rather than a typical classroom setting. I am an Applied math major at a distinguished STEM university. (read more)