"I am a certificated teacher who has a Master's in Education. I have taught for the Los Angeles Unified School District and tutored for over 25 years. I have been a Resource Specialist Teacher and have worked for the past 22 years with students with learning disabilities. I have taught all grade levels, but have taught K-6 specifically in the LAUSD school system. I have also taught a gifted program in many of my schools. I have worked with students with learning disabilities, dyslexia, severe emotional problems and gifted student. I have also homeschooled a student from 4th grade through 12th grade. Along with tutoring, I am currently running an intervention program at an elementary school.

I am dedicated to fostering a desire to learn in each of my students. I believe each child has a special talent that makes him or her unique from everyone else. These special talents make us who we are and can help us learn and grow as individuals. I believe in creativity when teaching. Each student is unique in his or her learning styles and needs individualized lessons to help them access the curriculum. I also believe learning can be fun and incorporate play, games, and challenges in my teaching.

I begin by assessing each students' abilities. At the same time, I begin to increase the skill levels so that mastery comes smoothly and automatically. Learning can be challenging and difficult at times, but so can learning to ride a bike or how to swim. With encouragement, patience and practice all students can achieve their goals and learn to be independent learners.

I am also able to give your child assessment tests to determine their strengths and weaknesses in the areas of decoding, reading comprehension, reading fluency, writing skills, math, and spelling. I have several assessment tools to help determine if your child has a disability in auditory or visual processing.

I know the Lindamood Bell method for reading as well as Reading Naturally. strengthen the sensory-cognitive functions needed for reading and comprehensi" less...