...By individualizing lessons to how they learned best, I was able to move these students forward steadily and swiftly. I’ve also worked with older special needs individuals (adults), helping them understand inferences in reading and the “deeper meaning” in conversations. My passion is being able ... (read more)
...It may be something to do with my background of coming from Japan. I scored top 10% on SAT and even had an offer to purse an engineering degree at University of Massachusetts when I graduated from high school. Although I ended up getting a degree in a different field, my passion in teaching grew while I was in graduate school. (read more)
6 Subjects: includingJapanese,Algebra 1,TOEFL,Elementary Math
...I lived in India for 25 years and learned Hindi in school and also in college. I passed a college-level Hindi exam in New Delhi, where the level of spoken and written Hindi is higher than in the rest of India and possibly the rest of the world. I have also written poems in Hindi and translated stories from Hindi to English. (read more)
...Notably, I received a perfect score of 7 in the IB English HL while completing the IB Diploma Program in high school. I received a top score of 7 in IB English HL. In university, I majored in English with a Creative Writing specialization. (read more)
...The majority of my students score proficient and advanced on STAR testing and my older students on the SAT's. Last year, I began writing workshops for my 12th grade students to help them with their college application essays which has proven to be invaluable. I have written English language arts curriculum for grades 6-8 and have taught from numerous Common Core curriculum in grades 6-12. (read more)