Hello my name is Fernando,
I am currently a Literacy Aide at Lindsay Unified School District and work with grades k-4. I previously did the same thing with Tulare City Schools. My experience with tutoring began with Kindergarten and helping them learn sight words and ABC's. Later I worked with upper grades to help with fluency. I am a firm believer that every student has it in them to become a great and confident reader. None the less I also believe that a student learns to become...
Hello my name is Fernando,
I am currently a Literacy Aide at Lindsay Unified School District and work with grades k-4. I previously did the same thing with Tulare City Schools. My experience with tutoring began with Kindergarten and helping them learn sight words and ABC's. Later I worked with upper grades to help with fluency. I am a firm believer that every student has it in them to become a great and confident reader. None the less I also believe that a student learns to become responsible for their learning, even in Kindergarten you can teach them this.
Working with such a broad group of students I have seen Kindergarten students get excited for learning the word "Who" and fourth graders for catching up to grade level. I believe that a great deal of empathy is needed for working with children and patience is valued when a student is coming from behind. I believe there is no victory to small when it comes to getting better at reading, writing and spelling.
I have been trained in Reading Mastery, Corrective reading, and guided reading. I assess and test students for my job and know what to look for and where to begin with students. I
