Andria C.
Private tutor in Baltimore, MD
Education
-Generic Special Education 6-Adult Certificate, valid through 2019 -Masters of Arts in Writing, Johns Hopkins University, 2003 -Bachelors of English, Morgan State University, 1999
Experience
-English Language Arts Instructional Facilitator for Johns Hopkins University; in this role, I have helped failing school districts in Ohio, Maryland, New York, and DC improve reading and writing scores, often times supporting double digit jumps in data. -Curriculum writer for Johns Hopkins University; in this role, I research best practices in reading, writing, and vocabulary instruction and use those proven techniques to build frameworks and materials currently in use across the country. -Professional writer who has been published in such illustrious journals as Ploughshares. -Proponent of New Rhetoric theory of writing instruction, which purports that the writer and her ideas are as important as the final document. Theory honors revision and imparts the reflective, recursive, responsive techniques used by excellent writers. -Aware of the many barriers to reading comprehension. Prepared with techniques and strategies for helping students eliminate those barriers. -Special Education teacher for 10 years. -GED instructor for three years; member of team responsible for most GED achievements three years in a row; helped between 80-95% of students increase at least two grade levels.
Subject Expertise
9th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading6th Grade Writing6th Grade ReadingWriting7th Grade Writing7th Grade Reading8th Grade Reading8th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading12th Grade ReadingEssay EditingExpository WritingCreative WritingVocabulary12th Grade Writing10th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing
Availability
Weekends at any time, Thursday in the evening, Friday in the evening
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
-My training is supplemented by my professional writing experience. An excellent tutor needs three things—she needs the expertise, the ability to identify gaps in understanding, and the capacity to help bridge them. I believe I possess all three. -I am the perfect fit for the enthusiastic student, the one who does not need to be convinced that reading and writing are invaluable skills, but I see to the heart of those who, on the surface, seem to lack motivation. I know that a lack of motivation is most often a disguise. When a person is not good at a thing, she tends to dread it. The opposite is also true. I like to think of my techniques for improving reading and writing skills as bridges to the opposite. With a little work, I hope to help you or your child get to: I am good at this, and I like it very much.
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