Experience Summary
I have a strong desire to help students reach academic excellence. I hold a BA in French, completed one year of Foreign Study Coursework in France, taken graduate level coursework in Teaching and I have taught/tutored elementary students and adults in French and English. I have worked as a paraeducator,a substitute educational support person and foreign language coordinator in various elementary schools. I also have taken two language methods courses. One course involved foreign language teaching and the other focused on reading in the ELL classroom.
Teaching Style
I am strong supporter of communicative competence at all levels of language learning. As a tutor/teacher, I have used a variety of techniques to promote language learning. These techniques involved pictures, gestures, recordings and computers. All of these components used together can help support competence in both the foreign language and English for the non-native English learner.
A clear lesson plan is essential. I support a lesson plan that incorporates a variety of strategies because there is no "one" recipe for success.