Rosemarie Hester Insight. Creativity. Heart.
 
  Statement
 
In every role from teacher to playwright, I’ve been an innovator, developing new ways to help children overcome obstacles and open paths to success.
 
I combine tested instructional strategies with a problem-solving approach rooted in sensitive observation.  
 
My manner is straightforward. I avoid jargon and make things understandable.  
 
Through partnerships with parents, I help children rise to new levels of interest and achievement.
 
 
 
 
      Areas of Specialty
 
  1. •     Reading and writing, K-12
    
  1. •    Memory, executive function, and organization
 
  1. •    Auditory processing, visualization, retrieval
 
  1. •    Vocabulary, test analysis and preparation
 
  1. •    Dyslexia, dysgraphia, and expressive language
 
  1. •    Homework, study skills, self-image and confidence.
 
  1. •     Math fact memorization, number sense development, strategies for word and multi-step problems.
 
  1. •    Curricular enrichment and creative writing, including fiction, personal essay, and playwrighting.
 
 
 
            Experience
 
  1. •    Design and implementation of curricula for students with learning differences as head of a private lower school
 
  1. •    Effective support of academic success as a Learning Specialist in private practice
 
  1. •    Classroom teaching in lower, middle, and high school levels, including twelve years in gifted education
 
  1. •    Creation and management of a youth theatre company