
Amy A.
Private tutor in Denton, TX
Education
-- B.A. Elementary Education/Reading from Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, May 2002. -- M.A. Education/English as a Second Language from Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico (program in conjunction w/ Penn State University), June 2006 -- M.A. Applied Linguistics from Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics, Dallas, TX, June 2014.
Experience
Experience: Taught ESL to grades K-5 from 2002-2011. Volunteer taught Adult ESL from 2007-2011, 2013. Taught Adult ESL Literacy from 2014-2016 at DCCCD/Mountain View College, Dallas, TX and Northampton Community College, Tannersville, PA. Taught 5th grade Dual Language/ESL Math and Science and 2nd grade, self-contained, from 2016-2017. Teaching 2nd grade, self-contained, Present. Teaching Adult ESL Literacy, Present. Relevant Classes Taken: Linguistics: Phonetics, Phonology, Grammar, Second Language & Culture Acquisition, Semantics & Pragmatics, Greek, Hebrew, Translation, Literacy Megacourse ESL: Instruction and Assessment of ELLs, Language & Culture Acquisition I-III, etc. Spanish: Composicion en Espanol, Linguisticas en Espanol Writing Fellow of the National Writing Project, Lehigh Valley chapter, Allentown/Bethlehem, PA. I want to tutor for elementary (K-5) or college/adult students who are learning English as a second language. This includes speaking, listening, pronunciation, phonics, grammar, reading, writing, vocabulary, culture, and life skills in English. I am also available to tutor for elementary math, K-5, or college/adult writing composition classes.
Availability
Weekdays in the evening, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
I enjoy reading, arts and crafts, hiking, and baseball. I am interested in learning other languages and writing systems. I have a black lab mix named Sophie and a brown tabby cat named Gia, both adopted from animal rescue organizations within this past year.
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