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Heather B.

Experienced Spanish Teacher

Experienced Spanish Teacher

$40/hour

5.0 (142 ratings)

  • 219 hours tutoring

About Heather

Bio

I am an effective and experienced secondary Spanish and ESL teacher and am certified to teach middle school and high school Spanish and ESOL and have taught Spanish levels I - IV, including Spanish for Native Speakers and ESL grades K-12.

In addition to the traditional classroom, I have worked in an alternative education setting am a great motivational coach. I am skilled at finding appropriate supplemental materials that are fun and engaging so the student can improve their Spanish...

I am an effective and experienced secondary Spanish and ESL teacher and am certified to teach middle school and high school Spanish and ESOL and have taught Spanish levels I - IV, including Spanish for Native Speakers and ESL grades K-12.

In addition to the traditional classroom, I have worked in an alternative education setting am a great motivational coach. I am skilled at finding appropriate supplemental materials that are fun and engaging so the student can improve their Spanish skills. Providing support to students in their core content areas was important to me as an ESL teacher and I am comfortable guiding students through most coursework that students may struggle with.

I have expertise in assessing language needs and assure individualized instruction since 1992. I am native English speaker that has endured the pitfalls of learning Spanish as a Second Language, which allows me to help the student avoid these experiences. Giving students the tools and positive support to improve their skills and achieve beyond their expectations is my goal.

Additional practical language and cultural experience includes but is not limited to:

In January 2014, some generous sponsors chose to send me to Nicaragua on a mission trip with AMOS Health & Hope. Our group installed approximately 40 water filtration devices in a rural community. Prior study abroad includes intensive one year language study at la Universidad de las Américas in Puebla, Mexico as well as time in Madrid, Spain.

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Education

Wartburg College
Spanish
Walden University
Masters

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Business

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.

Computer

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.

Corporate Training

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.
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.
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

Elementary Education

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.
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.
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.
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.
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

English

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.
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.
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

Homeschool

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.
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.
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.
Spelling

Language

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
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

Most Popular

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.
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.

Other

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.

Special Needs

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.
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.

Summer

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.
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.

Test Preparation

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

Examples of Expertise

Heather has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 65 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

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Knowledgeable and Flexible Tutor!

Heather is a wonderful tutor. My son has become more engaged in Spanish since he started working with Heather. He was struggling in his Spanish 2 class but is now more confident and his grade is reflecting this new confidence. I give a lot of credit for this change to Heather. Additionally, I really appreciate her flexibility! She is always willing to work around the busy and ever changing life of an active teen! We will continue to use Heather throughout my son's High School Spanish career!

Kierstin, 17 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

Great and Patient Tutor

Heather really dug into Nolan curriculum and helped him improve his grade in Spanish. She did an outstanding job preparing him for his finals. Thanks to Heather for always being flexible with our work and sports schedule. Highly recommend Heather for your Spanish Student - A++

Robin, 35 lessons with Heather

Great for my 5 year old

We have been working with Heather for 2 weeks now. She has been very professional and easy to work with. She is great with my 5 year old son. They have been working mostly on handwriting and some reading. My son enjoys working with her and we will continue.

Whitney, 4 lessons with Heather

Great first lesson

Heather jumped right in, focusing on what our daughter needed for an upcoming Spanish exam. Our shy 14-year old seemed to like her and appreciated the focus on her immediate study needs.

Petra, 11 lessons with Heather

A great help!

My son was having some problems in Spanish so we decided we needed to look for some additional help. Heather was fantastic! My son really liked her and after one meeting feels like he is getting some of the things he wasn't understanding. We will definitely be using Heather again.

Mark, 5 lessons with Heather

Extremely Helpful , very professional

Our experience with Heather was absolutely awesome. We were new to the process, she was warm & inviting. Prior to our first tutor session, She took her own personal time to ask for example material in advance in which our daughter was struggling with. She was completely up to speed on the first session of tutoring. My wife and I were thoroughly impressed. Our daughter felt as though just one session was so helpful. Highly endorsed!

Bill, 55 lessons with Heather
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