"My name is Bianca K. I have a passion for education and I believe every child can be successful when their own unique needs are met. I have been a teacher for the last five years in Denver Public Schools and I am currently a licensed K-6 teacher in the state of Colorado. I have a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Denver and am certified in special education. I received my Bachelor’s degree from Regis University where I graduated magna cum laude and was a student-athlete.

I offer individualized, high-quality learning experiences that improve attitude, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence inside and outside the classroom for students in grades kindergarten-sixth grade. I offer support in reading, math, writing, homework, and study skills.

I would love to talk with you about your student’s individual needs. I believe that plans change, but goals do not. I look forward to talking with you about being your child’s academic coach!

I have been teaching in Denver Public Schools for the past five years. In my time there, I received training that taught me best practices for teaching math. I have been trained in number sense, place value, operations, and problem-solving. My work was also aligned to the Common Core State Standards. I have spent lots of time analyzing what students need to be able to do to achieve grade-level standards, and I also understand how to excel or catch students up depending on their needs.

I love teaching English. Reading and writing are very closely related and both of these subjects support each other. There are five components to reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Reading builds upon itself and it can be very challenging to become a fluent reader if you have a gap in any of these five components. I have been trained on the best ways to teach reading, I have taught guided reading, ran reading and writers workshops and have tutored student individually and in small groups. In my time teaching, I also taught" less...