I am a retired ELA (English Language Arts) teacher, having taught at Plantation High School for 15 years. I taught grades 9 through 12 including ELL (English Language Learners) from Haiti, other parts of the Caribbean, and Central and South America. I am fluent in Spanish (born In La Paz Bolivia), grew up bilingual, and understand some French. I lived in Australia and attended public school there from ages 6 to 10. I attended private school (La Salle Academy) in La Paz, Bolivia from ages 10 to 12 before coming to the United States to complete middle school (one semester) and High School (Newtown High) in Queens, New York.

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Experience Summary: I am a mother of a child whom I successfully homeschooled in a variety of subjects prior to starting school (our situation changed and I was not able to continue full-time homeschooling). However, I continued to supplement learning and exploration outside of school. At her interest, she began reading at age 3 and was already fluently reading books to her classmates in Kindergarten. • I have taught as both teacher and assistant at Sunday Schools and have worked as a camp counselor during my high school years. Post high school, I volunteered at a special needs clinic with developmentally delayed children. • I am a strong bel