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Teaching Experience
30 years of experience working with diverse learners, including those with different learning needs and backgrounds.
Tutoring
Proven track record of successful on-line small group tutoring with expertise in creating customized lesson plans tailored to individual student needs.
Educational Background
Master’s degree in Education, Reading Coach, English Language Development Specialist
Services
“Soar with Reading” is a multifaceted online platform that aims to provide a holistic approach to reading education. It brings together comprehensive content, innovative tools, and tutor support to assist students in the goal of developing proficient and confident reading skills.
About Me
I am Melissa, a passionate educator, where I aim to help elementary-aged students struggling with reading and comprehension skills, solve the problem of falling behind in their literacy development, by providing tailored tutoring sessions, engaging learning materials, and supportive instruction to boost their confidence and enhance their reading abilities.
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Testimonials with Melissa
Melissa makes reading exciting and celebrates all achievements. She is able to deliver reading lessons in a way that incorporates physical movement, addresses all 5 domains of reading and includes a writing component. The method in which Melissa delivers reading instruction ensures students have multiple experiences with literacy and in turn this helps with information retention, exposure, and growth.
Melissa is a knowledgeable and skilled instructor of reading who consistently implements research-based practices. Melissa designs rigorous and engaging reading lessons that build phonological awareness, increase fluency, and develop comprehension skills. Melissa follows research-based sequences of instruction that allow students to review and utilize previously learned phonics skills while learning and practicing new content.
Melissa uses her many years of experience to maake every moment of instruction engaging and interactive for her students. I've watched her take struggling and reluctant readers and give them the tools to become confident students. Melissa truly has a passion for reading instruction.
Melissa is innovative, hands-on and child-centered in her teaching. She is able to discern what a child needs and bring her instruction to meet that child's needs.
Melissa uses various strategies to teach phonics and reading skills. She is very creative and captures students’ attention in reading.
Melissa begins her lessons by reviewing items the students already are familiar with, then follows by introducing the vocabulary and language from the book. She models using a graphic organizer. She goes over sight vocabulary. Students read and practice the focus strategy, then discuss what the book was about or what it includes.Last, students draw a picture or write a sentence about the story. She provides feedback and reviews goals before dismissing students.
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