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Erin

Erin

Bachelors, Adolescent and Young Adult Language Arts
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus, Northern Kentucky University

About Me

Reading and writing have interested me for as long as I can remember. My parents took us to the library every week to find new books and for story hour. I began writing my own creative fiction stories in 6th grade. My love of discussing and writing about literature and other reading made majoring in English Education a perfect fit. At Bowling Green State University, I gained experience with academic essays by tutoring students through the Writing Center. I worked primarily with first-year students on argumentative essays, but sometimes had the opportunity to work with graduate students on research papers and with English as a Second Language students needing help applying grammar rules. Since 2009, I've been teaching middle and high school Language Arts courses ranging from 6th grade reading through Senior Composition. I help my students to recognize the strengths they already have and use those strengths to improve other areas. I am working toward a Master's Degree in English with a concentration in Rhetoric and Composition at Northern Kentucky University. This will position me to teach first-year composition courses at community and 2-year colleges. It has also provided me with more strategies for teaching writing.

Education & Certifications

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bachelors, Adolescent and Young Adult Language Arts
Northern Kentucky University
Current Grad Student, English

Q&A with Erin

Teaching is based on providing students with encouragement, resources, and practice. I believe every student has strengths that they can learn to harness and apply to areas where they may be struggling. My talks with students include frequent praise and recognition of both effort and work. The resources I can provide students are models for writing and access to interesting reading selections that can build their comprehension skills while entertaining them. Practice is integral to learning because everyone learns best by doing.

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