Experience Summary
Fifteen plus years as writing specialist within multicultural (students) college department.
PreCollege instructor (English/writing), 15 years (summers) for pre-teens and teenagers.
Former Advisor, counselor, Hmong Student Union, Asian Student Association, UW Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI
Certified Supplemental Instruction (SI)Supervisor, University of Missouri, Kansas City
Former Editor, Menasha Citizen, local newspaper, Neenah/Menasha, WI.
Teaching Style
One-to-one intense instructional advisement/guidance with emphasis on establishing rapport with student, if applicable.Editing, proofing, getting started. Lots of passion and creativity involved.
My Hobbies
Master Gardener
Artist - pen and ink, cray-pas (chalk)
Biking
Reading
Writing
Other Comments
I'm great with all ages; love to write and teach it.
Much passion!
| Composition |
 This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Expert
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| Guide students with their compositions: opening paragraph, thesis statement, all manner of excellent composition requirements. |
| Creative Writing |
Proficiency: Experienced
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| Right up my alley, and fun to 'teach'. |
| English |
Proficiency: Experienced
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| My strength in this field lies with the writing and comprehension. |
| Grammar |
Proficiency: Expert
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| I love just about everything about this, but am weak with the grammatical sentencing/scaffolding: just not keen on that type of learning/teaching in this field. But try this for fun:
Eats, shoots, and leaves.
Eats shoots and leaves. |
| Journalism |
Proficiency: Experienced
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| As a former editor of a local newspaper, I am 'up' on most all forms of this field. My emphasis in college was the news/editorial sequence. |
| Language Arts |
Proficiency: Experienced
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| Proficient. |
| Literature |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Expert
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| YES. :) |
| Poetry |
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| Am a poet myself. |
| Reading |
Proficiency: Expert
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| YES. :)
Helping with reading - and comprehension - is so important. |
| Reading Comprehension |
Proficiency: Expert
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| Guide students with this: one must understand the plot line before anything else. This is fun, enjoyable 'work' and always a kick when students begin piecing it together. |
| Shakespeare |
Proficiency: I know the basics
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| Have read most of Shakespeare's works; I developed my real love of Shakespeare in college. |
| Spelling |
Proficiency: Expert
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| I am a wordsmith. That about sums it up. |
| Writing |
This is one of my top subjects!
Proficiency: Experienced
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| It's what I eat, sleep, DO. |