...So I created a program to fit his needs. In the first lesson, I like to evaluate the student, so I can understand how best to help them. The evaluation for reading is, of course, having the student read, and for writing, having the student write a paragraph or two and then reviewing it with him or her. (read more)
...At this time I am not certified in New York and Florida, the states where I taught, because jobs were not available and I let the certificates lapse. However, I remain a published author, with a summa cum laude degree in elementary education. My approach to any student is to determine his or he... (read more)
...When I was in school I found that the times that I succeeded and prospered in a course were the times that I had a great bond with my teacher. I've worked with helping people write and increase their passion for writing in several different capacities in my life, as a tutor, as a workshop teache... (read more)
...I can help struggling readers and writers as well as those who want to take their writing skills from proficient to excellent. Among the skills I help students improve are literal and inferential level reading, composing paragraphs and essays, summarizing texts, editing skills, understanding lit... (read more)
...My teaching style is experiential as I believe every student has the capacity to connect with literature and to write very well, and I enjoy showing a student how he or she does this naturally. I believe in finding the moment of engagement with a work of literature or a writing assignment and wo... (read more)