...I wrote my master's thesis in an evolutionary psychology department, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship based on a personal statement and Anthropology PhD project proposal, and have first author publications in the field of animal behavior/ethology. I was a co... (read more)
...These students have dyslexia and range in age from 6 to 18. I use the Barton Reading and Spelling System as the backbone of my teaching program. If the student needs it, I support their auditory processing abilities with a foundational program called Foundation in Sounds. (read more)
...I hold NY grades 1-6 and PA Grades 4-8 teacher certificates, and I have more than twelve years of teaching experience at the middle school level. I hold a New York State Students with Disabilities (Grades 1-6) certificate, and worked as a special education co-teacher for 9 years. I have extensive experience in working with students who have unique learning needs. (read more)
...Words, paragraphs, and essays have always fascinated me to no end. In grades nine through twelve I had an english teacher that would've scared Jason Voorhees. Her five foot tall stature frightened the class into loving word meanings, proper grammar, and symbolism in a classic book. (read more)