...I create individualized lesson plans for each of my students based on their specific needs using the Orton Gillingham techniques. Not every dyslexia tutor is the same in this way. While systems like Barton and Wilson use the OG technique and can be effective, they are prefabricated lessons that every student, no matter their needs, is taken through. (read more)
I studied English Literature in undergrad, spent a semester abroad at Oxford University, and completed an honor's thesis on the Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoevsky. My graduate studies took me to southern California and Wales. My two master's degrees were in history and theology, with a focus on 19th century America. (read more)
...I resigned from tutoring at NAU because I will be relocating to Spearfish. I do want to continue to tutor because it feeds my soul. When I first started college I majored in Environmental Science Natural Conservation. (read more)
9 Subjects: includingBiology,Algebra 2,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...I know that when a student is struggling to understand the material, whether due to the teacher's teaching style or a student's lack of practice, that can really turn a student off to school and learning for a long time. I try to turn that feeling around by not only helping the student understan... (read more)
...Since 1991, I have trained adults in the police academy and college settings. I travel across the US delivering courses and seminars and have the ability to simplify even the most challenging of topics. I can even make Constitutional Law fun! (read more)