Hello! I am a certified educator with fourteen years of experience across elementary, middle, and high school levels in traditional classrooms. For the past six years, I have taught high school English, specializing in English II, English III, Gifted English, and AP Language and Composition. I hold a Bachelor of Education in Secondary English (7-12) from the University of Mississippi, a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Triple Literacy) from the University of Texas at...
Hello! I am a certified educator with fourteen years of experience across elementary, middle, and high school levels in traditional classrooms. For the past six years, I have taught high school English, specializing in English II, English III, Gifted English, and AP Language and Composition. I hold a Bachelor of Education in Secondary English (7-12) from the University of Mississippi, a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (Triple Literacy) from the University of Texas at Arlington, an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Leadership from Arkansas State University, and a certification in gifted education. This background allows me to understand how literacy skills develop from an early age while preparing older students for high-stakes graduation benchmarks and advanced college placement.
My instructional approach makes complex rhetorical concepts and rigid grammatical rules accessible and stress-free. In my daily teaching, I utilize a diagnostic method to identify a student's specific pain points, whether it is structuring an analytical essay, breaking down a dense reading passage, or navigating the structural traps of the ACT English section. Because of my advanced training in literacy, curriculum design, and gifted education, I excel at scaffolding skills so that students build genuine confidence rather than just memorizing rules. This deep classroom experience allows me to adapt my pacing perfectly to a student's unique learning style.
Families can expect a supportive partnership backed by over a decade of verified classroom success. Whether a student requires specialized gifted enrichment, is trying to elevate an AP Lang score, master punctuation rules to boost an ACT score, or build baseline reading stamina, I focus on breaking mechanics down into manageable steps. I look forward to bringing my daily classroom expertise into our sessions to help your student succeed.
