I was a tutor at Graceland University in both the ELL program assisting students to pass the TOEFL and trio program helping first generation college students with a diverse set of classes. Since graduation, I taught second grade in Alaska. All my students were ELL. My students started the year with 5 out 16 being able to recognize the Alphabet and count beyond 10. The year ended with all but 1 reading at a second grade level and adding and subtracting double digits. 5 students ended the year reading at a 3rd grade level. I also taught in a Montessori school in inner-city Kansas City working with student 1-6.