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...My younger brother works at Microsoft as a data center architect and keeps me current. I have tutored three of my children on TAKS exams since moving to Texas in 2007. Each of them received COMMENDED in two or more subjects. My focus is on the math portion of the exam, which is being replaced with the new STAAR exam. I mastered UNIX in college as... read more

...Phonics is a major portion of the reading skills I use in teaching students to read. I am aware of graphemes and morphemes and phonetic awareness that the letters in the alphabet represent sounds and that letter placement and word history affect how a word is pronounced. I also am aware that certain words are sight words and need to be learned through... read more

I am a 26 year veteran teacher who has worked extensively in the core subjects with children who difficulty learning and are considered at risk. My experience and degrees are in the areas of Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Reading. I have extensive expertise is in the areas of reading, math and the process of learning, and am just as capable of... read more

...I was a Dallas Mavericks Ball Kid '05-'07 and a Summer Practice Player for Texas Christian University. Additionally, I was Fall League Coach for Anna High School Girls Basketball. I was a developer, participant, and conductor of several very successful fitness programs throughout 4 years at Texas Christian University, which utilized various types... read more

...What I found is not that they lacked monies to do or get ahead they lacked "the ideas" to act upon to succeed. Public Speaking is the art of extracting information from your audience and encouraging them with mini steps or road maps to their destination of success. I have learned from the best and continue to learn more in Business and training... read more