"I am college graduate and I am bilingual, (I am half Puerto Rican) and I learned Spanish through friends and family as well as academically. In my Spanish classes, I always took a level ahead of my grade because my teachers saw that I thrived and preferred a challenging course load. During my freshmen and sophomore years, I volunteered to privately tutor some of Spanish-speaking students from my high school's ESL class after school a few days a week. My senior year, I opted out of AP Spanish and instead decided to do an independent study in an ESL class. The class itself and the observation changed the dynamics in my career.

For the independent study, I worked with several students from very diverse backgrounds including the Republic of Georgia, Syria, El Salvador, Colombia, South Vietnam and Thailand. The main focus of my study was to see the various levels of student language acquisition and how their native language related to English. I also determined the method of language retention and the rate of retention in the individual student based on their personal learning style(s) (i.e., auditory, kinetic, visual, etc.).

I look forward to meeting you and discussing the goals for your needs of the student as an individual as well as a whole! I believe that English is one the most challenging languages to learn but it is not impossible. I am more than happy to facilitate the process for you and I am excited to see my students grow! Have a great day!" less...