kind tutoring for the struggling learner
private tutoring in action- smiles all around! 
when reading groups had to go online during Covid, we improvised! 
browsing books with my brother 
tea in a cozy cabin 
literacy and art together 
family of readers, including the dog! 
a favorite pastime- I hope to spread the joy of reading 
running a reading group at the public library 
working in a public school 
running my pop-up reading room at the Berkeley Farmer’s Market 
We had fun and learned too! 
Social justice and environmental issues for young readers 
entire families came!
I am a licensed teacher (ELL, PreK-6) offering small group and private tutoring in reading, writing, and literacy skills at the elementary level. I am now enrolling sessions online.
I have more than 5 years of professional experience as a private tutor and teacher in public schools and in a one-to-one setting, plus 5 years in on-site testing of reading skills for a nationally-known educational research agency, as well as 6 years as founder and director of Green Branch, a social justice-oriented youth library and pop-up reading room in the Bay Area.
I am skilled at working with a diverse set of student needs, able to break down and clarify the curriculum to students with IEPs, learning differences, or who are learning English as a second (or third!) language. I use manipulative tools, multi-modal strategies, and accessible texts to help make learning meaningful, as well as research-based reading intervention curricula. I am also compassionate, patient, and resourceful, with the ability to connect with struggling learners.
Contact Shari Leskowitz to schedule a tutoring session now!
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