...I believe that tutoring sessions should be supportive, focused and fun. Confidence plays a large role in student success, and I am here not only to teach your children, but to be their cheerleader. I truly believe that helping students fall in love with reading, is one of the most important things we can do as educators. (read more)
...I use strategies and curriculum from Wilson Reading and Orton Gillingham to strengthen my students’ fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary skills. In my lessons, I incorporate multi-sensory strategies including finger tapping to sound out words, arm tapping, writing of words and sounds in sand, ... (read more)
...I have been trained in Handwriting without Tears and Fundations. I have taught first grade for a number of years, where handwriting is a basic component of a first grade curriculum. I have also tutored individual students in handwriting. (read more)
...By providing one-on-one tutoring, I can tailor each lesson to the specific needs of my students, fostering greater progress. I earned my certification as a Wilson Reading System Dyslexia Therapist in order to provide highly effective instruction to my students. Wilson offers an organized, sequential phonics system that can be modified to target individual areas of need. (read more)
...I hold a professional certificate to teach in New York State and have taught grades K-5 for the NYC public schools for 8 years, both special and regular needs. I am now a children's story writer/ educational entrepreneur and arts-based tutor. I have extensive experience teaching in many subjects such as math, reading, social studies, science. (read more)