"I have been in the field of special education since 2000. Throughout the years I have worked as a special education teacher and teacher of the visually impaired (TVI). I have also worked as a music therapist, vision rehabilitation teacher, and as a tutor specializing in the Wilson Reading Program. I currently work full time as a TVI and am an adjunct professor online for graduate coursework pertaining to students with visual impairments. Teaching is a passion for me and I work to instill a love of learning in all the students with whom I teach with as we work together to reach their fullest potential. This includes individuals without a disability, a learning disability, developmental disability, multiple disabilities, a sensory impairment among an age range spanning from birth into adulthood.

One aspect I love about tutoring and working as a TVI is that I work one-on-one with students. By working one-on-one with a student, I am able to better assess his/her strengths/weaknesses and tailor his/her instruction to address him/her. Individualized instruction that takes into account the interests of students can be very powerful. The reward for teaching is watching a student grow and succeed.

I am certified as a level I instructor in the Wilson Reading Program and have successfully tutored students who have struggled with reading using the program over the years. I have over 20 years of experience tutoring students in the Wilson Reading Program. I am also skilled in teaching braille, the abacus, and various types of access technology.

The majority of the students with whom I have worked and provided services to have either been in elementary school or middle school and/or function developmentally at an elementary age. The adults I have tutored have not had any disabilities. Since most of my students have been within the elementary/middle school age range, I have the most experience in understanding the curriculum expectations for students between K-8th grade.

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