...I homeschooled my three children and tested every year with IOWA Test. For K-5, we used Abeka ELA program. We used Institute for Excellence in Writing in Middle/High School. (read more)
...I've always been an avid reader. I mean, I even grew up across from a library. There are few classics I haven't read, and even fewer that I'm not at all familiar with. (read more)
...My experience includes two years tutoring phonics for Huntington Learning Center. In the span of months, I have taken students who could not read basic sight words to reading chapter books, increasing their reading level by two grades. I have been working with students on how to improve their study skills for 11 years. (read more)
...The harder an idea is for a student, the more scaffolding a teacher will need to offer. The amount of scaffolding needed depends on the amount of background knowledge and experience a student has. This leads back to the importance of paying attention to what a student already knows and what he/she can do. (read more)
...I have been tutoring online for the past year. I was working with students in grade 3-5. We would work on improving their reading and math skills. (read more)