Tutoring since 2008, experienced at teaching phonics

Most often, when teaching children in this age bracket, I have taught them phonics and reading in a way that is engaging and interactive, such as through phonics games, many of which I have innovated myself. I also place heavy emphasis on application, so I transition children from phonics to reading... See Neema's full profile

Ellen, Masters in Special Education, great with kids and adults

In the summer of 2014, I completed a training for the Fundations Program at the kindergarten level. This Wilson Extension Program is a carefully structured reading program which includes a spelling and phonics supplement as well. I have taught both programs for over ten years. My students have made great strides... See Ellen's full profile

Very Patient Teacher Virtual tutoring available

I have taught first grade for 14 years where the guided reading block is the most crucial part of the day. The 90 minute block includes small guided reading groups that will focus on reading as well as phonics instruction. i taught third grade for one year, where these skills were also taught, but at a different... See Teresa's full profile

Individualized Instruction Is the Key to Success

As part of my ESOL teaching experience (10 years), I have worked with phonics materials both for spelling and pronunciation. In addition, phonics training was part of my original undergraduate degree in education. See Maran's full profile

Experienced, educated and dedicated tutor

I am a graduate of the University of Maryland with a Bachelors of Science in Family Science. I have instructed in the public school system for five years. As a requirement of my employment, I had to learn inclusion practices to help special needs students. These tools were ingrained into my lesson planning skills,... See Morgan's full profile

Donna: English, Spanish, Math, and More!

Phonics is the relationship between sounds and their written equivalents (letters, groups of letters or words). This is the basis for teaching a student how to read and write. I am familiar with the English phonemes, and have experience teaching people to read and write. Further, I have taken, and passed, the... See Donna's full profile

Statistics, Psychology, and Elementary Subject Areas

Greetings! I have years of experience teaching statistics, psychology courses, and using SPSS. With a doctoral degree, I can use my years of academic training to help you! Since I was in high school, I have tutored and enjoyed helping students to understand and learn new ideas. Are you or your child having trouble in... See Darla's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Speaker Coach & Speech-Language Pathologist-over 25 years experience

I am a certified and licensed Speech Language pathologist and Speaker Coach residing in New York City. I have over 25 years instructing success for professionals and students for OPTIMAL speech and communication skills. As a speaker coach and... See Tracie's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Reading Teacher and Flute Instructor

I have experience with Phono-Graphix, the Wilson Reading program and Word Study. My last position was as a reading specialist with Chesterbrook Academy, where I often taught phonics to students. See Margaret's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

SAT/ACT Prep Expert. 10 Years Experience. 99th Percentile Scorers

This course covered different methods of teaching phonics and integrating phonics into the literacy curriculum. I also completed a portion of my student teaching in a first grade classroom, where I taught phonics daily during... See Anna's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Innovative Teacher Who Believes Every Child Can Learn

SIPPS is a program for struggling readers from kindergarten through 12th grade and provides a systemic approach to decoding that helps students gain reading fluency and comprehension. I also have experience teaching phonics through the... See Sara's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Experienced Teacher/Interventionist/Online ESL Tutor

Hello, my name is Stacey. I'm an experienced teacher with a bachelors degree in elementary education. I have been teaching children grades Prek-5 for 10 years. I have taught ESL online for over 2 years. I have a 120 hour TESOL advanced... See Stacey's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Experienced and Patient Reading Teacher with a Master's Degree

As part of my bachelor's and master's degrees I took coursework in teaching phonics. As a first grade teacher for five years, I have extensive experience teaching phonics. Also as an ESL teacher I have incorporated... See Sasha's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Experienced Teacher - Inspirational and Compassionate

I hold a Professional Educator's Certification in Elementary Education (Reading/Phonics) K-6 and Special Education K-12. My work in Special Education has given me a multitude of ways to teach phonics and phonetic awareness... See Linda's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Literacy Coach-Reading, Writing, Phonics, ESL & Dyslexia Needs

I am trained and use Barton Reading & Spelling System, an Orton-Gillingham, influenced simultaneously multisensory explicit and systematic phonics program for nonfluent readers or students identified with Dyslexia (children or adults).... See Angela's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Reading/Phonics

I am a Certified Elementary Teacher with twenty plus years of helping students increase their reading proficiency. My Certification includes Specializations in ESL, ESE and Reading. I have taken many courses in these specific areas and applied... See Jennifer's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Certified Dyslexia Practitioner specializing in OG and SWI

Hello, I am a dedicated tutor specializing in reading and spelling through Structured Literacy. I am passionate about teaching decoding, spelling and vocabulary. I can help students understand WHY a word is spelled the way it is and HOW it... See Jennifer's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

1st grade teacher with a passion for facilitating growth

Hello! I am a first grade teacher with a passion for my career! I am experienced and love teaching core subjects of Reading and Math. I work with students to identify misconceptions as well as to discover prior knowledge. I use this information to... See Brittany's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Montessori trained teacher with 30+ years experience

As a Montessori trained teacher I believe that phonics is crucial for reading, spelling, writing and any of those subjects requiring the decoding of words for reading comprehension and understanding. Montessori methods teach phonics... See Patricia's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Math and Reading Tutor for grade K - 6 students

I am a responsible professional with over 20 years of experience teaching and mentoring students from preschool through college. My primary areas of experience include math, reading, and science education for kindergarten through sixth grade... See Susan's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

From an "I Can't" to an "I Can" Attitude!

Phonics is essential to basic reading skills. I have been trained not only in the basic letter/sound associations, which is where many phonics programs stop, but in in prefixes, suffixes, blends, digraphs, and special rules.... See Casey's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Knowledgeable Tutor Specializing in Elementary Reading and Math

I have worked with Kindergarten and First grade students on phonics for 12 years. Phonics is the ability to connect the sound that letters make (phoneme) to the actual letter patterns (grapheme). It involves decoding written words in... See Melissa's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Licensed 25+ and still loving it! Reading, Dyslexia, Eng., and Lit...

I, Shelly Harrington, am a Level III certified teacher, specializing in teaching Literature, Writing, English as a second language, and as a Reading specialist for over 24 years. I am also a Dyslexia therapist. I have helped many students that... See Shelly's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Experienced Certified Teacher Specializing in Reading and Math

I have successfully taught reading for years using the Riggs/Spalding Phonics method. My approach is simple and logical, combining new material with intentional review and varied practice in order to guide each student to mastery... See Patty's full profile

Near Arlington, VA

Credentialed multiple subject teacher

I have taught Kindergarten in California public schools for 3 years. Phonics is a major portion of teaching Kindergarten. I also taught bilingual students, which made teaching English phonics even more important. See Erika's full profile