Karen
Certified Tutor
I am an enthusiastic educator with over 15 years of teaching experience including a wide range of Language Arts such as Reading, Reading Comprehension, Writing, English, English as a Second Language. (ESL) for children and adults I have a Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue University and am TESOL certified. My passion is teaching adults who have immigrated to this country and want to improve their English in their business and daily lives. With children, I teach English often for their first experience, helping them grow to be fluent speakers. My goal is to create a relaxed environment that is stimulating, encouraging, and adaptive to the varied needs of the students. I utilize interesting and interactive curricula, incorporating continuous conversation and speaking throughout the lesson.
I am a mother and a grandmother with a varied career in education and the business world, as a marketing and sales professional in the software industry. I love books and I play tennis every chance I get! As an ESL and Language Arts teacher, I hope to inspire my students to love learning as I have experienced the joy of exchanging cultural backgrounds. I have learned as much as I have taught.
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Undergraduate Degree: Purdue University-Main Campus - Bachelor in Arts, Early Childhood Special Education
I enjoy reading, particularly books of historical fiction, books of other cultures, and animals. I love the out of doors, playing tennis and walking.
- ACCUPLACER Prep
- ACCUPLACER ESL
- ACCUPLACER ESL - Listening
- ACCUPLACER ESL - Reading Skills
- ACCUPLACER ESL - Sentence Meaning
- ACCUPLACER Language Use
- Adult ESL/ELL
- Adult Literacy
- Creative Writing
- Elementary Reading and Phonics Class
- Elementary School
- Elementary School English
- Elementary School Reading
- Elementary School Science
- Elementary School Writing
- Elementary Social Studies
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- English Language Arts Substitute
- ESL/ELL
- Handwriting
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Late Elementary Reading Comprehension
- Learning Differences
- Middle School
- Middle School English
- Middle School Reading Comprehension
- Middle School Science
- Middle School Social Studies
- Middle School Writing
- Other
- Phonics
- Professional Certifications
- Reading
- Reading Comprehension Class
- Science
- Social Studies
- Special Education
- Study Skills
- Study Skills and Organization
- Substitute
- TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Test Prep
- Writing