...In addition to my literacy specialty at Bank Street, I have taken separate classes on Orton-Gillingham methods and RAVE-O. I am NYS certified in elementary education and literacy with a Master's degree from Bank Street College of Education. I also have more than eight years teaching experience at both public and private schools, primarily in Brooklyn. (read more)
...My experience with writers has included helping the very young to professionals. My undergraduate degree at Columbia was in English. I have been a book and magazine editor. (read more)
...These students need schedules to help them succeed. A consistent approach is always best for students with Autism with an integration of their interests. I have experience tutoring and teaching students with Autism as well as had the opportunity to be their aide. (read more)
...Time and time again my former students tell me that I taught them to write and become readers. I am a life long 'English Major' with a love of literature. In my retirement I want to return to what I know I do best- help students become strong writers and develop a love of reading and literature. (read more)
...My specialties are American Literature, African-American Literature, and Multi-Cultural Literature. Writing instruction is also exciting to teach to someone who struggles with writing of any type. As a high-school English teacher in an upstate New York public school, I taught 11th graders to integrate American Literature with studies in American history and culture. (read more)