Elementary Teacher Who Loves Teaching Children

I earned my K-6, K-12, and AG (gifted education) certificates from NC State. I taught grades 1-5 from 1990-2000 (Burke, Guilford, and Wake Counties), and was a gifted education coordinator and teacher for 5 years. Other areas that I have experience in are:

- teaching students with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, and other challenges;
- had top test score performance each year by teaching higher order thinking skills, not "teaching the test";
- administered end-of-grade test each year with success as well as other measurements of academic success;
- use an integrated method of approaches to teach reading, as not one method works for all kids all the time;
- taught blind and deaf students;
- managed a "Sylvan-like" tutoring agency for approximately 1 year (until it closed).

The rate for tutoring at my home is $35/hr, or for $45/hr I will travel up to 10 miles. Sessions must be cancelled 3 hours prior to appointment.

Anna's Subjects

English:	grammar, reading, vocabulary, writing
Special Needs:	ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, phonics, special needs
Elementary Education:	elementary (k-6th), grammar, phonics, reading, study skills, vocabulary
Corporate Training:	grammar
Homeschool:	elementary (k-6th), reading, study skills, writing

Reading

It is most important that students become good readers. Our society demands literacy more than ever today. It is more frustrating than ever for someone who struggles with areas in reading comprehension, fluency, phonetics, and context clues, just to name a few of the important skills. I believe in working with students to develop individual skills for success and to work with them in literature appropriate for their reading level so that they can apply these skills as they emerge as better readers... Read More

Writing

I've worked with students in writing from first grade through ninth grade in AG. I love working in writing as Language Arts is my favorite subject area. I enjoy the process and helping a student develop their ideas and the facts they have into a paper they are excited about creating. There are so many ways to write now with technology that makes it so much easier than even ten years ago. Writing is simply an outward form of communication. Sometimes it just takes some coaching to get the planning... Read More

Elementary (K-6th)

I am certified to teach K-6 in NC for all subjects. I have taught all grades 1-5 for 12 years. I've worked with exceptional students and meeting their needs. There is abundant planning required in preparing lessons for any grade. Ensuring that the standards for the school/district, state, and individual teacher is a lot to consider in preparation of a lesson. Planning lessons out nine weeks in advance so as meet a timeline is important too. Assessing student success may require me, the teacher,... Read More

Phonics

It is important for a non-reader to learn to read through the pronunciation of sounds of letters, blends of letter groupings, and how letter sounds change with changed spellings. The English language is complex with its rules and exceptionalities. However, if a student starts out slowly with learning vowel sounds and words s/he can become successful. Two letter blends come after success with the alphabet sounds and short words. This also encourages a new reader to grow in confidence in their newly... Read More

ADD/ADHD

I am a certified K-6 teacher. Working with an ADD/ADHD student requires that you are very attentive to them during instruction and practice of skills just taught. Students are easily distracted, often hyper (ADHD) and not able to keep on task due to their disorder. Sometimes as a teacher I have had to remove everything around the student that would be a distraction (books, notebooks, pencils, pens, markers, crayons, everything). I have even used tape to mark the area around a students desk to... Read More

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Education

Wake Forest University (Education) NC State University, Raleigh, NC (in progress) (Other)

Helped my son to focus and was very patient. — Anne was great with my son. I needed to find a tutor who could work with him to teach him how to focus and comprehend what he was reading. Anne is patient and caring. My son improved after just a few lessons.

— Donna from Cary, NC

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Anna will travel within 20 miles of Cary, NC 27513.

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