$80
per sessionPrivate 1-to-1 English Language Arts Tutoring - Reach for It and Succeed!
Completed by 5 learners
Ages 5-18
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
Live video meetings
Meets 2x per week (teacher suggestion)
Meets on demand
50 min
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed50 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Are you looking for one-on-one English support for your child? I can help with beginning reading (including for dyslexic learners), reading comprehension, literary analysis, creative writing, essay writing, and gifted education! -Gentle & encouraging -Experience with neurodivergent learners -Creative approach -Celebration of every contribution and success -Interactive activities including drama, dramatic reading, annotation, singing, brainstorming, tables, illustration, art, games, wordplay, creative writing, and personal projects -Systematic, multisensory phonics instruction with fun, adventurous decodable readers that I have created for my learners -Critical thinking questions and discussion beyond simple reading comprehension -Comparison with other novels, short stories, articles, poems, and real life -Personalized lessons based on years of teaching experience, your child's needs, your goals, and the American Common Core Standards and/or Ontario English Curriculum (other curriculum standards available upon request) Sample projects my learners have completed: 🌟make a song to remember words 🌟conduct research & design a game 🌟self-publish a book 🌟read and annotate a novel 🌟rewrite a book from another point of view 🌟illustrate a story 🌟fill in a characterization chart 🌟plan, write, revise, and edit an essay 🌟add music and sound effects for a reader's theatre 🌟use puppets to roleplay the story 🌟complete a scavenger hunt by scanning for vocabulary in the novel 🌟write as the character in their diary 🌟create a poster advertising a new version of the story and pitch your idea 🌟choose music for a production of the story 🌟write a summarizing poem 🌟illustrate a poem 🌟write an alternate ending or a sequel 🌟find examples of figurative language and syntax Tell me what your child needs support with and whether you/they have any preferred novels or materials to use in our lessons. The lessons will differ based on your input and the learner's needs. Suggested Literature (Choose 1 or 2 depending on how much reading your child can complete independently): 📖Questioneers 📖Zoey and Sassafras 📖Mia Mayhem 📖Charlotte's Web 📖Stuart Little 📖Ramona Quimby, Age 8 📖Superfudge 📖The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 📖Flora & Ulysses 📖Because of Winn-Dixie 📖From the Desk of Zoe Washington 📖The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia) 📖Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 📖Starry River of the Sky 📖When the Sea Turned to Silver 📖Before the Sword 📖The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 📖Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief 📖Inside Out and Back Again 📖Esperanza Rising 📖The Girl Who Drank the Moon 📖Mysterious Benedict Society 📖The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories) 📖The One & Only Ivan 📖Nowhere Boy 📖New From Here 📖The War That Saved My Life 📖Amari and the Night Brothers 📖From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 📖The Giver 📖Gathering Blue 📖Messenger 📖Son 📖The Last Cuentista 📖The Wild Robot 📖Greenglass House 📖Goldfish Boy 📖Fish in a Tree 📖Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! 📖The Wee Free Men 📖The Birchbark House 📖Wildwood 📖The Last Cuentista 📖Hunger Games 📖Animal Farm 📖Anne of Green Gables 📖The House on Mango Street 📖A Raisin in the Sun 📖1984 📖Brave New World 📖Frankenstein 📖Hamlet 📖The Grapes of Wrath 📖The Hobbit 📖The Joy Luck Club 📖I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 📖The Great Gatsby 📖Lord of the Flies 📖Native Son 📖Native Speaker 📖Their Eyes Were Watching God 📖Snow Flower and the Secret Fan 📖The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane 📖The Woman Warrior
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in English from University of Windsor
Associate's Degree in English from Canadian College of Educators
Professionally, I am a juniour high and high school English teacher, but I also have extensive experience tutoring and teaching classes for younger learners (as evidenced by my many classes and reviews on Outschool for various age groups).
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