Cara
Certified Tutor
As a graduate of San Diego State University with a BA in English and a graduate of CSU Long Beach with an MA in English Literature, I enjoy the idea of embracing a subject where no answers are correct or incorrect, just proven or disproven with evidence. I enjoy teaching students, and I enjoy what I learn from their perspectives. Learning can be engaging and fun when students are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas in an academic environment. My favorite response to students is, "What's your source?" and then having them find more sources to back up their answers becomes a fun exercise. I strongly believe in John Hatti's research that the key to student success relies upon both immediate feedback on the teacher's part and then reflection on the student's part.
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Undergraduate Degree: San Diego State University - Bachelor in Arts, English
Graduate Degree: University of Louisville - Master of Arts, English
I enjoy my adopted two puppies, reading, writing, skiing, biking, kayaking, and hiking. I am currently working on improving my fluency in Spanish. Traveling the world and learning about different cultures is at the top of my list of fun things to do.
- British Literature
- College English
- College Level American Literature
- Comparative Literature
- Elementary School
- Elementary School English
- Elementary School Reading
- Elementary School Writing
- English
- High School English
- High School Level American Literature
- High School Writing
- Learning Differences
- Literature
- Middle School
- Middle School English
- Middle School Reading
- Middle School Reading Comprehension
- Middle School Writing
- Orton Gillingham Reading
- Other
- Phonics
- Reading
- Reading Fundamentals: Phonics and Decoding
- Reading Intervention
- World Literature
- Writing