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Heather B.

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I am a certified Spanish and ESL teacher with a strong record of helping students build confidence, improve grades, and develop real communication skills. I have taught Spanish I–IV, Spanish for Native Speakers, and K–12 ESL, and I tutor learners from elementary school through adults. I have also designed workplace‑Spanish lessons for a small business so staff could communicate effectively with Spanish‑speaking colleagues.

I work with a wide range of students, including dual‑enrollment...

I am a certified Spanish and ESL teacher with a strong record of helping students build confidence, improve grades, and develop real communication skills. I have taught Spanish I–IV, Spanish for Native Speakers, and K–12 ESL, and I tutor learners from elementary school through adults. I have also designed workplace‑Spanish lessons for a small business so staff could communicate effectively with Spanish‑speaking colleagues.

I work with a wide range of students, including dual‑enrollment high school/college learners, adult professionals, and boarding‑school students. I individualize every session, aligning instruction with each student’s goals, learning style, and current coursework. My lessons and independent practice materials strengthen vocabulary, grammar, and overall fluency.

My background includes alternative education settings, where I developed strong motivational coaching skills and a talent for selecting engaging, level‑appropriate materials. As an ESL teacher, I supported students across their core academic subjects, so I am comfortable helping learners navigate challenging assignments and build academic language skills.

I have assessed language needs and provided personalized instruction since 1992. As a native English speaker who learned Spanish as a second language, I understand the common challenges and help students avoid them. My goal is to give learners practical tools, clear strategies, and positive support so they can exceed their own expectations.

My cultural and immersion experience includes a mission trip to Nicaragua installing water filtration systems in a rural community; a year of intensive study at la Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, Mexico; a summer immersion teacher‑training program that culminated in a week in Guadalajara, Mexico; and additional study in Madrid, Spain.

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Education

Wartburg College
Spanish
Walden University
Masters
  • Licensed teacher

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Approved Subjects

Elementary (K-6th)

Elementary (K-6th)

I am a teacher certified in grades 5-12 but have worked with K-12 students in a variety of classroom settings. I am currently working with students in grades: 1-5 on phonics, reading fluency and reading comprehension in both English and Spanish as well as working as an instructional assistant in a 4th grade math class. In past positions at the K-5 level, I have worked with students on composition, computer assisted reading programs, computer lab, Rosetta Stone, language lab, Spanish and ESL.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

Oregon Teaching License current until August 2017 Oregon: Spanish ML/HS, ESOL ML/HS, MIDLVL
Grammar

Grammar

I have been successfully helping students to hone their grammar skills in English and Spanish professionally since 1992. Working with middle and high school students has been my specialty but I also enjoy working with people on either end of the spectrum, elementary age to adult. I am skilled at completing assessments for K-12 students to diagnose language needs and assure individualized instruction.
Handwriting

Handwriting

I am a certified teacher, and I have taught printing and handwriting for elementary school children beginning with kindergarten students. We focus on the careful formation of letters to showcase the student's penmanship. Handwriting helps many tactile learners to improve focus and recall by jotting notes in their own handwriting.
Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint

Have you ever wondered how to generate slides for a presentation using PowerPoint? Let me help you improve your presentation skills by helping you select text, graphics and music options that help to showcase your work. Have you wondered how to transition between slides or which colors and fonts will make your display more appealing? Would you like to create handouts for your participants? Let me show you how to easily generate an appealing presentation and efficiently create hand-outs from your slides.
Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word

Would you like to use Microsoft Word for word processing but don't know where to begin? I can help you format margins, choose your desired orientation and select fonts, In addition I can help you add graphics like tables, charts, photos and presentations that can help you share your desired information. If you need to share your document edits with another user, I can show you how to track the changes made in a document.
Phonics

Phonics

Working as a Bilingual Title I Assistant in a local elementary school, my responsibilities included assuring Title I compliance for K-3 students. I was responsible for presenting the prescribed curriculum, as well as administering DIBELS and IDEL assessments.
Reading

Reading

My teaching experience includes helping K - 12 students to improve their literacy levels in both English and Spanish. I have helped new readers with phonics, decoding, fluency and comprehension. On the other hand, I have challenged more advanced students to analyze text using a variety of graphic organizers to arrange their thoughts and demonstrate their comprehension of the reading as well as how it applies to the world around us.
Spanish

Spanish

Oregon Teaching License current until August 2017 Oregon: Spanish ML/HS, ESOL ML/HS, MIDLVL Spanish I Spanish II Spanish III Spanish IV Spanish for Native Speakers
Study Skills

Study Skills

I can help you prioritize, eliminate distractions, organize your planner and provision properly. Using models like SQ3R, I help students view their coursework with new eyes. These proven methods help my students gain confidence and succeed in their coursework.
TOEFL

TOEFL

I am an experienced teacher that has worked with middle school and high school ESL since 1992. I help students to build confidence in the language and surpass their goals. Oregon Teaching License current until August 2017 Oregon: Spanish ML/HS, ESOL ML/HS, MIDLVL
Vocabulary

Vocabulary

I have been successfully helping students to build vocabulary in English and Spanish professionally since 1992. Hosting a German high school student for a school year gave me even more in-depth experience assisting an honors student with vocabulary building coursework.
Spelling

Examples of Expertise

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Clear explanations and great results for Spanish II

Heather has been an excellent tutor for my high school freshman who is taking Spanish II. She’s very knowledgeable, well prepared, and does a great job meeting students where they are in the material. They’ve worked through topics like stem changing verbs, present tense conjugations, indefinite articles, and tricky verbs like ir and the two forms of “to know,” all of which she explains clearly and patiently. What really stands out is how organized and resourceful she is. Heather consistently brings strong practice materials to each session and makes great use of tools like IXL and Quizlet, along with clear explanations and follow up guidance for independent review. She’s also very good at pacing lessons so the material sticks without feeling overwhelming. Since starting sessions with Heather, grades have clearly improved and confidence in the material has gone up significantly. My son feels much more comfortable with Spanish heading into quizzes and tests. Heather is reliable, effective, and genuinely invested in her students’ success. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a strong Spanish tutor.

Jeff, 17 lessons with Heather

Great Experience!

Working with Heather to create our Spanish–English workplace handbook was one of the best decisions we’ve made for our company. She built a clear, easy‑to-use 3‑column guide (Spanish, phonetic Spanish, and English) that our team uses every day on job sites and in the shop. The handbook has improved communication and helped our English‑speaking and Spanish‑speaking employees feel more confident working together. Heather took the time to understand our business, our people, and the real language we use on the job. She delivered a resource that is practical, and tailored specifically to our different roles in the office. Working with her has been lovely. She kept things simple for us—from planning the content to formatting the final version so we could use it immediately. We highly recommend her to any company looking to support their bilingual workforce and strengthen communication on the job!

Joe, 14 lessons with Heather

Great tutor!

First review is in and Heather was "excellent." Our son walked away feeling more confident and prepared with additional exercises that helped him with Spanish 4. Will be using her more.

Kieran, 4 lessons with Heather

Excellent HS Spanish tutor

Heather is an incredible Spanish tutor. My son very much enjoys working with her. She is incredibly flexible with scheduling and quick to respond. She also goes the extra mile to prepare supplemental materials for extra practice on a topic, if needed.

Jeffrey, 6 lessons with Heather

Good tutor.

Heather is a good tutor. She helped me to organize the presentation for a school project. And also helped with my vocabulary. She is very patient.

Zheng , 11 lessons with Heather

Super Star tutor!

Heather is patient and a really a good teacher. She makes my son feel comfortable and gets him really engaged in the Spanish lesson. Very thankful we found her!

Demetria, 14 lessons with Heather

Thank you

Heather made such a big difference with our daughter! Thank you so very much for all the support this year!

Yoly, 20 lessons with Heather

Initial visit

Heather gave us some good resources online and good tips on how to create reading opportunities. If we decide to go with online tutoring, we will coming back to visit with Heather again. Thank you for the help.

Hollis, 1 lesson with Heather

good dialog

She was good at listening and asking questions. Had some good insight. I would recommend her. I think others can benefit from her skill set as well. Thanks

Janice, 1 lesson with Heather

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Heather is Very helpful, knowledgeable, gives a lots of hints to help students succeed in Spanish class. She is patient tutor who from the beginning drill kids with Spanish rules so that they can start learning it correctly.

Edward, 8 lessons with Heather
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