...I am trained in the Yale School of Education’s RULER approach to Social Emotional Learning and believe that academic success and emotional intelligence are inextricably linked. I truly believe that ALL students can be successful at school. I live for the “lightbulb moment” that happens when students are working hard and tackling academic challenges. (read more)
I have a degree in English from Salisbury University and a Masters from Capella University. I taught English, grades 9-12, for eight years. During those years, I also taught and oversaw a remedial reading program and prepared students for testing (i.e. state testing, PSAT, SAT, etc). I have a str... (read more)
...I hope to convey that we sound more professional and credible if we write and speak correctly. I can tutor about such things as tense consistency, who and whom, how to identify a gerund and the differences between its and it's. Reading is easy and fun for me. (read more)
...I believe that the student, the parent and the tutor must all be comfortable with where they are at, what they are doing, and whom they are with in order to foster the most growth and learning possible. For this to happen, there must be an open vein of communication between tutor, student and pa... (read more)