...I wrote professionally for The Anchorage Times (defunct) and the Anchorage Daily News. I am particularly sympathetic to students' learning difficulties in the subject area and will use any and all teaching strategies to overcome them. I studied linguistics at NYU for an MA and received an A grade. (read more)
...A good foundation in reading leads to a life long love of reading, which in turn helps students develop understanding and comprehension of what they read. Helping students recognize spelling patterns in words make spelling easier. Using games to aide students in spelling makes spelling fun as they learn. (read more)