Grammar and Great Books

Marymount University (Virginia) George Washington University (DC) Northern Virginia Community College University of Maryland (Maryland) Oldfields School (Glencoe, MD) Wyckoff Public Schools (Wyckoff, NJ) Execuform (Montreal, Canada)

I love to use original materials adapted to my students' needs. I love to explain grammar and punctuation with meaningful examples. I use pair and group work, authentic materials, an organized classroom, and structured syllabus to help my students do their best work. I use classroom incentives as a core component to encourage my students to contribute orally in class. I like to teach all language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking and challenge myself to engage my students in an authentic progression through these skills. I've enjoyed working with learners of a variety of L1 backgrounds. I love sharing my background and my world with my ESL students. Now that I am busy with my own children during their elementary school years, I am volunteering in their school. I help in the library, computer room, and in the classroom. I'm always happy to help out in Literature Circles where I am introduced to books I haven't read and where I often have the opportunity to test out my materials.

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Lehigh University, BA in Spanish & Psychology; Georgetown University, MAT in ESL

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