"As an educator and a mother of two children with autism, I understand how special needs impact the entire family and how your heart breaks seeing them struggle. I realize that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to learning, so I develop lessons tailored to each child's needs while providing help to students struggling with reading, writing, and grammar.

I have over 18 years of experience working with exceptional students and learned if a child cannot grasp phonics, they are more inclined to struggle to read. Children who learn to decode words can then apply that skill to more challenging words and ultimately read fluently.

Let me help your child gain confidence and become more motivated to read by mastering new sight words, deciphering new vocabulary using context, and establishing strategies to improve reading comprehension and analysis.

Suzanna's experience includes teaching Literature in inclusive and self-contained classrooms. She has taught English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in West Africa, the Middle East, and online to Chinese students. She enjoyed differentiating classic literature for special education students, teaches Literacy including sentence structure, grammar, reading, and comprehension.

Recently Suzanna taught Language Arts, Reading, Life Skills and served as Department Chair in a private special education school for children ages 5-22. Suzanna served as an Exceptional Student Education Specialist for grades K-5 in Manatee County Public Schools. Additionally, she is an experienced case manager for IEPs, developing and implementing individual goals and collaborating with the child study team and parents. Suzanna has completed her teacher preparation coursework in the TeachersReady program and is completing her graduate studies at the University of West Florida in Special & Alternative Education.

Every student learns differently. This seems so basic, but hearing it and seeing it in action is so much different. I realized how important it is to have lessons and activities that" less...