Experienced Secondary English Teacher! Reading, Writing, Grammar

I have many years of experience teaching English at the secondary level. I have helped students learn to read with better comprehension, write with fluency and detail, and analyze literature with a critical eye. Additionally, I have numerous years helping students prepare for and pass their state standardized tests, even when failure has occurred in the past. I have worked with both middle and high school students, and I enjoy tailoring sessions and lessons to meet the needs of individual students. In addition to being certified to teach English at the secondary level, I am certified to teach Visual Art in grades K-12 and I love to incorporate Art and Art History into my lessons.

Teaching secondary school has educated me on the unique needs of the age level, and I have learn the mentorship skills and patience required to successfully work with teenagers.

Lastly, I have been afforded the luxury of teaching student populations that are diverse racially, socioeconomically, and culturally. This has significantly enriched me as an educator and improved my ability to encourage students of varied backgrounds to meet high academic standards. For me, being an educator is about tailoring instruction to student needs, creating energetic lesson plans, and being willing to devote time to your career beyond the workday. My goal is to continue to develop my skills as an educator, but also to stay focused on my individual students. Thank you for your consideration and I sincerely look forward to the opportunity to speak with you.

Anne's Subjects

Art:	art history, drawing, painting
English:	ACT Reading, English, grammar, literature, proofreading, reading, SAT reading, SAT writing, vocabulary, writing
Test Preparation:	ACT Reading, PSAT, SAT reading, SAT writing, SOL
Elementary Education:	grammar, reading, study skills, vocabulary
Corporate Training:	grammar, proofreading
Homeschool:	English, reading, SAT reading, study skills, writing

Reading

I have worked with students to improve their reading comprehension for numerous years. Improving reading comprehension requires one to work on skills such as using context clues, making inferences, drawing conclusions, identifying main idea, and summarizing. Having these skills available for use is a great way to gain confidence and work with difficult passages and texts. It is also important to work on the stamina needed to read long passages of material.

Writing

Writing can be a difficult subject to teach. This is why focusing on individual skills can be very effective. I am a proponent of the six traits philosophy of writing. The six traits allow for students and teachers to focus on Ideas, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Conventions, Voice, and Word Choice separately. The hardest part of improving writing can be understanding what your teacher's comments mean. This is where individual rubrics for individual traits can provide specific feedback that... Read More

English

I have taught secondary school English for numerous years. I have experience teaching students how to think critically about literature, improve their reading comprehension skills, learn how to correct grammatical and usage errors, and develop their ability to write with fluency, detail, and voice.

Literature

Teaching literature is less about teaching the actual novel, as it is teaching skills that can be used to understand and analyze literary pieces. Understanding how any author uses extended metaphors, character development, and theme to create a story is always more important than what happened in a particular chapter. It is also important to understand how the context of an author's life attributes to the themes present in their work.

Study Skills

I have four years of full-time experience in the classroom, working with students of all levels and learning needs to improve their ability to organize their notes and effectively prepare for assessments. Additionally, I have spent that time preparing students for both their Reading and Writing state standardized tests. Teaching students how to analyze and break down large amounts of information is an important part of digesting it.

Drawing

I received my Bachelors of Arts and Sciences in Art and Art History from the College of William and Mary. I had a two-dimensional focus and spent many hours learning the full range of basic to advanced fundamentals of drawing. I have remained steadfast in this passion and have even become certified to teach Visual Arts K-12 in Virginia, and I am currently undergoing my teaching certification for the Visual Arts in grades K-12 in m current location of Washington State. I have taught multiple art... Read More

Painting

I received my Bachelors of Arts and Sciences in Art and Art History from the College of William and Mary. I had a two-dimensional focus and spent many hours learning the full range of basic to advanced fundamentals of painting. I have remained steadfast in this passion and have even become certified to teach Visual Arts K-12 in Virginia, and I am currently undergoing my teaching certification for the Visual Arts in grades K-12 in m current location of Washington State. I have taught multiple art... Read More

SOL

I spent four years as an eighth grade English teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia, preparing 130 students annually for both the Reading SOL and the Writing SOL, as required in eighth grade. I am very familiar with the structure and requirements of both of these state-wide assessments and I have spent extensive hours in the classroom teaching personally tailored lessons to students struggling in targeted areas. I often employed creative methods of instruction to meet the needs of individual students... Read More

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Education

College of William and Mary University of Virginia (Graduate Coursework)

Very Happy — Anne has been great for my teen son helping with English, social studies and general organization/study habits. Will continue to use her as much as possible!

— Doug from Kenmore, WA

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