"My educational background includes study at Houghton College, Houghton, New York, where I received a BA in Elementary Education/Spanish K-9. I have also taken Special Education and Middle Grades graduate classes at Liberty University and North Carolina State University (NCSU).

My experience in teaching spans a wide area. I have taught elementary grades in New Jersey and Chicago. Then we moved overseas and I taught English supplemental classes to English-speaking children who attended a Dutch school. And, I also home-schooled my own five children. While overseas, I founded and directed a small English educational resource center to help expatriate families with educational needs. There, I worked with students from a variety of nationalities: Swiss, Swedish, British, South African, Slovak, Dutch and others. We also had a number of special education situations, so I am very familiar with individualizing educational plans for particular student needs. I have taught students from kindergarten through high school. I also worked locally with students in ESL. Now back in the States, I have substitute taught for two school districts in Western New York, especially the elementary age (but I also worked with junior and senior high) and the special education department. Transferred to Cary for my husband's job, I am working with children of a variety of ages, providing educational support in a variety of subject areas, as needed. In addition, I teach ESL daily, both locally to children and adults, as well as online to children one-on-one in China. I have been doing this for the past five years.

One of my stronger points is being able to "see" where the student is and to pinpoint his/her difficulty. Then I am able to plan a strategy to address that specific area. I particularly enjoy working one-on-one and with small groups. I help them learn how to learn, and hopefully, help them see how they ARE able to progress and have success on their own. I love learning, and like to share that love with students. I believe that lea" less...