Elizabeth C.
Greensboro, NC
Experienced EC Teacher Specializing in Asperger's and Dyslexia
University of Delaware
EducationWilmington University
Master'sNorthcentral University
PhDAbout Elizabeth
I have a PhD in Exceptional Children, National Board Teaching Certification, and 19 years experience as a special education teacher and private consultant. My areas of specialty are with children with Asperger's or high functioning autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. I have taught elementary, middle, and high school. I recently left teaching to raise my
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Travels within 20 miles of Greensboro, NC 27409Elizabeth offers online lessons
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ADHD
I have been a special education teacher for 19 years and have worked with many students with ADHD. I have also worked with students with ADHD in tutoring situations. In one of my teaching situations I worked with a local psychiatrist on determining appropriate medications and educational programming for a set of students. This experience helped me understand the complexities these individuals encounter and how to creatively address their deficits.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
I have taught special education for 19 years. I have had exclusively autism classrooms for 7 years and was an itinerant autism support specialist for 1 year. I have set up 2 public school programs for individuals with high functioning autism. My PhD research involved students with autism.
Common Core
Through my 19 years of teaching, I have been involved in curriculum writing at the state level. The common core is our most recent mandated curriculum. Through tutoring and teaching I have become familiar with this and have worked with many students on this curriculum.
Dyslexia
I was first interested in becoming a special education teacher through my work with individuals with dyslexia - and this continues to be one of my passionate areas for teaching. I love helping students learn to read and spell. Individuals with dyslexia are very smart, and they need very specific methods used to learn to read and spell. I have been using methods for individuals with dyslexia for over 20 years.
Elementary (K-6th)
I began tutoring elementary students in college. I mainly taught reading and math skills at that time. When I graduated, my first teaching job was teaching 5th grade. I taught all academic subjects while in this position. Since then, I have continued to work with elementary student through tutoring.
ESL/ESOL
I have been fortunate to work with children through adults in the area of ESL. My students have come from all over the world. I use technology to help students create a multidimensional understanding of the English language. I also tailor my instruction to what my students need. School students need very different skills than adults.
Phonics
For many individuals, the way they learn to read is through the use of phonics. I have used phonics based methods for over 20 years - both in the classroom and in individual tutoring sessions. I use the Spalding method of learning phonics and integrate these methods into reading.
Special Needs
I have taught special education for 19 years. I have taught students with 11 of the 13 disabilities under IDEA. I have set up programs in a variety of school settings and in traditional schools as well as public separate schools.
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Elizabeth C.
Greensboro, NC
Experienced EC Teacher Specializing in Asperger's and Dyslexia