I recently received my Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, with a concentration in Publishing. For two years I was reading and writing constantly, within multiple genres, as a way of deepening my literary foundations. As part of a cohort of fellow students, I workshopped poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction works as a way of exploring, understanding, and expanding my craft. (read more)
...Breaking down the word into parts assists comprehension. I apply real life, engaging strategies such as visuals and creating sentences using the vocabulary words. Having a good foundation with parts of speech and sentence structure is an important aspect of English Language Arts. (read more)
...I am currently working at the high school level but have had several experience through high school and college working with the k-6 population. I have elementary and special education degrees. The combination of these degrees help me assist students in basic reading skills. (read more)
...I have also tutored students in Geometry and Algebra 2. I hold Level II (permanent) certifications in English (7-12), Mathematics (6-9), and Elementary Education (K-6) from the Commonwealth of PA. My BA is in English, and I have 27 credits in English toward my MA degree as well. (read more)
...I have worked with English-language learners from many countries including South America and Asia. I have an MA in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). For the most part, I tutor writing and grammar skills, but I have experience teaching all ESL skills – reading, speaking, an... (read more)