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History Teacher and Literacy Specialist
Ell R.

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Bio

I am a Philly-based history teacher with certifications in Social Studies, ELA, ESL, and the evidence-based Orton-Gillingham approach to literacy. I am a graduate of Swarthmore College and have 7+ years of teaching and tutoring experience. My primary goal as a tutor is to meet you where you are build your academic confidence: by giving you the tools to succeed, and by supporting you in seeing yourself as successful, there is no limit to what you can achieve!

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I am a Philly-based history teacher with certifications in Social Studies, ELA, ESL, and the evidence-based Orton-Gillingham approach to literacy. I am a graduate of Swarthmore College and have 7+ years of teaching and tutoring experience. My primary goal as a tutor is to meet you where you are build your academic confidence: by giving you the tools to succeed, and by supporting you in seeing yourself as successful, there is no limit to what you can achieve!

I have been tutoring, teaching, and coaching Speech and Debate since I was in high school, and have since worked in multiple college-preparatory private schools, private middle schools, and colleges. I have experience working one-on-one with all ages from 9 to 22, with the vast majority of my experience being with students who have learning differences or ADHD. I specialize in reading and writing remediation, executive functioning support, managing a learner’s individual needs, and developing a supportive culture where the necessary scaffolding and definition of success is unique to every student.


Education

Swarthmore College
Political Science
  • Licensed teacher

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Dyslexia

Dyslexia

I am certified in the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading and writing and have over 6 years of experience teaching students with learning differences, including dyslexia. I have worked full time with neurodivergent students for several years. I specialize in tailoring sessions to students' unique learning needs and meeting students where they are.
Linguistics

Linguistics

I have a minor in sociolinguistics and have two years of work experience in a linguistics research lab. During that time I presented my research at three conferences and wrote two publications. My research mainly focused on acceptability judgments on pronoun usage and folk linguistic discourse around pronoun use.
Phonics

Phonics

I am certified in the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading and writing and have multiple years of experience teaching phonics to older students. I have over 6 years of experience teaching students with learning differences, including dyslexia. I specialize in tailoring sessions to students' unique learning needs and meeting students where they are.
Public Speaking

Public Speaking

I competed in speech and debate for 6 years throughout middle and high school. During and after that time, I founded a public speaking team at my high school and coached both middle school debate and high school competitive speech for five years.
American History
English
ESL/ESOL
European History
Government & Politics
Grammar
Political Science
Reading
Social Studies
Study Skills
Vocabulary
World History
Writing
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