"I am special education teacher with 8+ years of experience teaching, tutoring, and coaching. I believe every student can learn. I use research-based approaches and technology to help students learn in fun and engaging ways.

Specialties:

1. Disabilities - Autism, Asperger’s, ADHD, Emotional Disturbance, Other Health Impairment, Epilepsy, Intellectual Disabilities, and Down Syndrome

2. K-3 Reading - I use a combination of tailored phonics and sight word instruction. Growth is measured and tracked. My students on average make more than 6 times as much growth as they were making before starting tutoring. Growth is graphed.

3. 3rd - 8th Grade Reading - I use systematic vocabulary instruction as well as fluency instruction, which tracks words read per minute, comprehension, and reading errors.

4. Middle & High School Mathematics - I completed all of single variable college calculus. I have taught elementary level mathematics at Hesperia Unified. I helped teach algebra and geometry at Options For Youth. My tutoring students make great strides in mathematics often going from Ds to As. I love making math fun through real world examples and activities, as well as using Ipad apps to increase student engagement and growth. I believe in teaching students the skills they need to become life-long math learners using online tools such as Khan Academy.

5. RICA - I train interns and other future teachers how to pass the RICA. (The RICA is a reading instruction test teachers must pass to earn their credential.) None of the future educators I have tutored for 5 hours or more have failed.

6. Behavior - I worked in multiple classroom settings with students with Autism and ADHD. I have also been an in-home ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) interventionist. I also taught in a classroom for students with emotional disturbance and other behavioral disabilities. I ran a training at Hesperia USD for 60 other educators on behavior.

7. Assistive Technology - I worked for 3 years at the Cal Poly Pomona disabilities" less...