"I have been a K-20 teacher since 1995. I have taught 3rd, 4th, and 6th grade in California. I was a Literacy Coach for a small rural middle school in Florida. I am currently pursuing my PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Florida State University. My research focus is on K-12 students whose first language is not English. For the past 5 1/2 years I have taught future teachers in the College of Education at Florida State University.

My method of tutoring is hands on and one-on-one with a student. In all of my seventeen years of teaching a variety of students (gifted to learning disabled to non-native English speakers) I have learned a very important lesson- there is no perfect child and there is always another way of learning. There is no one "right" way and there is no one "wrong" way to learn and to teach. It is all individualized. A child and a teacher can come together and learn how each one is capable to learn and to teach in order to master the subject matter. The trick is to figure out what "works" for your child." less...