CHERYL JOHNSTON

There are several reasons your student may need math support.  Your child may not be at the top of his/her game in math and you don’t have time to provide the extra support.  Or, your child has progress beyond the math their school is teaching and races through assignments without learning something new or being challenged. Maybe your child has a unique learning style that could be fostered by one-on-one learning.  A personalized learning program may be just what your child needs to excel in math.

I have taught math to students from early elementary to middle school and have developed an online curriculum aligned to both Common Core Standards and State Standards.  I will work with your child to discover which concepts need improvement, provide visual engagement that motivates your child to find solving math problems exciting.

I have more than 20 years of experience in the classroom from elementary to college and university.  I earned my BEd. in Canada at the University of Lethbridge and my MEd. from American Intercontinental University.  I also have additional certification in Intellectually & Academically Gifted Education.  

INTRODUCTION TO LITERACY IN ENGLISH

This class is focused on literacy in English.  The class will address the reading, writing, speaking and listening modes in the English curriculum.

The central aim of being literate in English means having the skills to read, write and speak and  to understand and create meaning.  The demands of being literate, requires students to use a range of literacy practices.  The Operation, Cultural and Critical dimensions creates core understandings of literacy in literacy activities and are multifaceted and interrelated.  These practices are:

Operational Dimension involves the ‘how to’ knowledge, or mechanical aspects of literacy. This gives access to other literary dimensions.  These skills include

• Deciphering words
• Understanding the different resources needed for different types of texts – such as visual images.

Cultural Dimension focuses on

• Making meaning
• Making use of written, spoken and electronic texts in social contexts.

Critical Dimension emphasizes

• Reflecting on, questioning and questioning views and beliefs embedded in texts
• Activities that challenge taken-for-granted assumptions about the texts and their sources