Soon after graduating in 1989 with a degree in Political Science from LeMoyne Owen College, I decided to pursue my childhood dream of becoming a teacher by earning a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Memphis. I taught 18 years in Kindergarten and First Grade before retiring; later, while working in the nursery at YMCA Childcare Centers, I taught 12 weeks as a Head Start Lead Teacher.
I love teaching early literacy skills of letter names, sounds, building words, rhyming,...
Soon after graduating in 1989 with a degree in Political Science from LeMoyne Owen College, I decided to pursue my childhood dream of becoming a teacher by earning a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Memphis. I taught 18 years in Kindergarten and First Grade before retiring; later, while working in the nursery at YMCA Childcare Centers, I taught 12 weeks as a Head Start Lead Teacher.
I love teaching early literacy skills of letter names, sounds, building words, rhyming, high frequency/sight words, writing and reading alphabet letters, words, and sentences.
My education philosophy is this: the greatest gift a teacher can give is confidence in their abilities and a desire to learn. In my experience, the best way to accomplish this is to have activities that are fun and hands-on. Perhaps my activities don’t use laptops or AI, but the students from my Head Start classes in 2023 would rush to reading group to do their literacy activity.
Lastly, I am a true believer that a teacher never stops learning: as a Tutor, I will bring new ideas and strategies to teach your child early literacy skills that will make your child a reader.
