Skills
Foundational literacy skills (phonological/phonemic awareness, alphabet knowledge, phonics, decoding, fluency)
Spelling and writing mechanics (encoding, handwriting, sentence construction, grammar/conventions, paragraph structure)
Academic and high-frequency vocabulary (Tier 1–3 words, context clues, affixes, cognates, semantic mapping)
Reading comprehension (literal/inferential understanding, text structures, main idea/details, summarizing, RL.1/RL.2 question types)
Listening comprehension (gist/detail listening, following oral directions, note-taking strategies)
Oral language development (pronunciation/intonation, sentence frames, question formation, academic discourse, presentations)
Language awareness and cultural competence (cognate awareness, register/formality)
21st-century & multimodal literacy skills (visual supports, graphic organizers, and digital tools)
About
• Experienced, caring, patient and passionate English Language educator
• Committed to helping students achieve their full academic potential and personal goals
• Hard-working and dedicated, demonstrating reliability and a commitment to development of my practice
• Compassionate listener with strong communication and organizational skills
• Ability to self-reflect, incorporate critical feedback and adjust teaching style
• Flexible, creative, resourceful and able to work as a part of a team
• Demonstrates professional conduct in the classroom and serves as a role model and mentor for students
• Ready to prepare, inspire, motivate, empower, support and encourage students in order to succeed