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Fun Facts
Teaching is my first passion and running a close second is baking! I love to bake cakes, cookies, etc. and give these away. I guess if I had not been a teacher then I would have owned my own bakery. I love reading, going to the beach, traveling whether stateside or overseas. I love to spend time with my two grand children ages 3 and 4. I have a wonderful sense of humor and have been told by some of my friends that I should have been a comedian!
About Me
I have a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction and retired from the SCUCISD school district last May. I tutored students while I was a teacher, and I also worked for Sylvan Learning Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. I have also taught adult ESL classes before and tutored my own students on Skype in English and ESL.
Experience
I worked in Retail Management for fifteen years before I became a teacher. My first degree was in Fashion Merchandising. I obtained my second degree from Minot State University in North Dakota then moved to Corpus Christi to take my first teaching job. I also have experience with foreign exchange students as I worked for Cultural Homestay International for five years. I enjoyed working with them and their host families. I also tutored for the school Homebound program in SCUCISD.
Approach
I feel that the greatest skill set for any tutor is that the person makes the student feel comfortable and at ease. I explain what the objective is of each lesson and what I expect from the student. That way there is no confusion. I also encourage the student to please let me know when he or she does not understand something and to not be afraid or feel silly. We all do not know everything and that it is okay to not know something. Good communication is the key to great tutoring sessions.
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Communication Tutoring
I taught Communications to my ESL students and also had my regular English students complete speeches in my class in order to prepare them for their Speech class they needed to graduate high school. I also obtained an A in my Speech class in college.
Education Tutoring
Since I was an Education major myself and have taught for 26 years I feel that I am more than qualified to help anyone majoring in education with his or her classes.
English Tutoring
I have made A's in most of my classes in college as well as tutored students in English for 26 years. I also have a Master's Degree in Education where one has to be able to write various essays and I can help with that also.
ESL Tutoring
I have taught ESL to adults and to high school students for the past 12 years. It does not matter if your proficiency level is beginning, intermediate, or advanced as I have had all three levels in one classroom at the same time. I can help with reading, writing, and also speaking.
GED Tutoring
For the past seventeen years I have tutored students in every subject except Math; I have helped the students that I taught or tutored to obtain their high school diploma through hard work and dedication. I have also tutored students that could not pass the writing portion of the STAAR test to be able to study and receive their GED.
Graduate Level Writing Tutoring
Writing is something that does not come easy to most people; however, I did ace all of my writing classes in college, and I have been told by many that I am very good at it. Writing is also taught across the curriculum in college and professors love assigning essays; I am familiar with MLA and APA format.
Literature Tutoring
Literature is one of my favorite classes; the love of reading nowadays is unfortunately not enjoyed by many students. After teaching great literature to high school students for 26 years, I know that college level is not hard for me as I also made A's in these classes.
Reading Comprehension Tutoring
Most all of the students that I tutored were at risk or had an extremely low reading comprehension scores. Through various reading strategies we were able to raise their level of comprehension. This is not something that happens over night; it takes time and you have to be willing to read as much as possible.
Study Skills Tutoring
I have taught study skills to all of my students in the past; the key to learning is knowing how to study; there are tips on how to memorize information to be able to remember it for a test or to memorize things in your own life in order to be more organized. This does contribute to academic success.
Writing Tutoring
Writing is a learned skill and takes practice; myself- I am a published poet which is a form of writing. I have helped improve many student's writing ability through tutoring and practice in order to ensure that they could pass the English portion of the STAAR test for the state of Texas.
Writing Advance Tutoring
In college I took Advanced Composition and Grammar classes which enabled me to excel as a writer. In college I had to write many essays with a thesis in MLA and APA format. I also taught my students how to do this in high school to prepare them for college.
PSAT Tutoring
All of the tenth graders in high school took the PSAT test each year so we had study times for this exam. So I teach Vocabulary as well as writing skills for this test.
STAAR Prep Tutoring
I have taught STAAR strategies to my students for the past five years ever since the test changed from TAKS to STAAR. This would be for grades 8 through 11 for the ELA portion of the exam.
STAAR Reading Tutoring
For the past five years I have taught STAAR reading strategies to all of my students grades 8 through 11. Students have to pass this test in order to graduate from high school.
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