...So, after college I signed up with AmeriCorps, a national volunteer program. I spent three years tutoring elementary aged students in early literacy skills such as phonemic awareness, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary in English and in Spanish. My time as a literacy tutor inspired me to become a certified teacher. (read more)
6 Subjects: includingReading,Spanish,ESL/ESOL,Elementary Math
...Most recently, I have undertaken the task of homeschooling my Kindergartener, who has done so well under my instruction that she is testing at a 1st grade level. In my work with elementary-aged children, I look to peer-reviewed curriculum that utilizes the most up-to-date science on learning. I... (read more)
...I have been studying and speaking Spanish for 18 years. I am able to help people learn English or Spanish, and my passion lies in helping kids learn to love learning. In addition to teaching reading I am excellent at test preparation, as evidenced by my 99th percentile PSAT scores and 96th percentile SAT scores. (read more)
...From lights and sound on the set of Blood Wedding, to Ma Joad in Grapes of Wrath, I know the physical, the technical, and the historical sides of theater better than some people know their siblings. As a member of USABDA, (United states amateur ballroom dance association) as well as a 13 year te... (read more)