...For more than five years I've been helping students improve their scores on the ACT science section. ACT science prep primarily involves...reading! The ACT science section does not test science knowledge; instead, it measures your ability to read scientific literature, connect the dots in a logical way, and apply the scientific method to the experiments presented in the passage. (read more)
...This year, I am teaching English 9, Honors English 9, and Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature to juniors and seniors. Outside of the classroom, I am the advisor to the Creative Writing Club at my high school. We meet Thursdays after school and even publish the campus literary magazine. (read more)
...To build a good (yesod) foundation we can teach letter to root to word (aleph-bet, shoresh, dvar). From there, we can extend. Between teacher and student there must always be kavod. I begin with kindness to create a structured yet relaxed learning environment. (read more)
...I have been an avid consumer of literature ever since I first learned how to read in the first grade. I have read books from all genres and from many authors. Beyond being a literature lover, I am also skilled at analyzing it. (read more)
...As an English major, reading is my passion. I want to find that passion in each of my students. I do this by:Teaching letter-to-sound recognition through phonics and decoding of words. (read more)