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I am a native of the east coast - I lived in Virginia for most of my life. I thoroughly enjoy experimenting with photography, traveling near and far, and spending time with my family. I spent a summer living in Spain two years ago, and ever since then, I have had the desire and passion to increase cross cultural communication through teaching better English skills while embracing new language learning at the same time. I was born on a Friday the 13th, but I think that makes me lucky. When I

About Me

I moved to California this summer because I was accepted into a Master's degree program at Sacramento State. The program is Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. I have always had an active interest in the way we as humans interact with one another, and language is a huge aspect of interaction and communication. I am studying how to better teach language so that I might gain a holistic understanding of the student-teacher relationship and learning process. I am patient, intuitive, nurturing, and compassionate. I am intrigued by how each person learns differently, and I find that by continuing my education, I can be more cognizant of how we all form our knowledge base. I have had a lifelong curiosity about learning and I feel that I can pass that along to any student that is willing to learn with an open mind.

In the past, I have tutored ESL students (upper elementary age) and have found it to be quite rewarding. I worked with these students in small groups or one-on-one. I found this to be especially effective because I was able to concentrate my focus on each individual's learning needs. On a typical day, the class would be broken up into small groups for teamwork activities; I would guide them through their activities and provide advice without just giving them the answers. Then, when the class reconvened to talk about their group work together, those students I worked with were able to actively contribute and participate in the class discussion.

My sacramento">tutoring approach is hands-on and direct. I believe in encouraging students while helping them to learn self-motivation and focus at the same time. I feel that all learners have enormous potential, and that it is up to me to steer them on the right path to finding that potential. By providing learning strategies and organizational tools that can be used throughout their entire academic career, I feel that I have the ability to show learners how to build motivation and maintain positive attit