Gisel A.

With 13 years in Elementary Education and 7 years of targeted tutoring, I am a certified K–6 teacher endorsed in ESOL and Gifted Education. In first grade, I supported a student who entered school without phonics knowledge and, within months, helped him decode words, boost reading fluency, and gain academic confidence. This summer, a first grader reading in the lowest quartile improved by 20% in fluency and developed pride in his progress. My teaching combines explicit phonics and math strate…