Teacher-author-tutor-mom
Lizbelle
López
Passion for education
I believe that repetition, engagement and a stress-free environment are the keys to learning success. I love to give my students the tools that they will need for easy and effective communication in the targeted language, especially by presenting it in a way that encourages the learner to make it a part of their everyday life and to want to learn more on their own.
I was born in Puerto Rico and I hold a Bachelor's degree in Modern languages and literature.
Background
I also hold a Master's degree in French language and literature from Univ. of Delaware. I have three big passions: children, teaching and languages!
Expertise
I have been a teacher and a tutor for about 17 years, for preschool children starting at 3 years old, elementary and middle school children, and college students. I have taught and tutored Spanish, French, ESL, and regular curriculum, by creating my own lessons. I enjoy art, music, reading and nature. I have worked as a teacher and 1-on-1 tutor for ESL students for the last 8 years. I am a proud homeschool mother of a very active, smart and energetic 12 year old boy and I help homeschool my 8-year-old twin nephews, who are on the autism spectrum.
I have been a teacher and a tutor for about 17 years, for preschool children starting at 3 years old, elementary and middle school children, and college students. I have taught and tutored Spanish, French, ESL, and regular curriculum, by creating my own lessons. I enjoy art, music, reading and nature. I have worked as a teacher and 1-on-1 tutor for ESL students for the last 8 years. I am a proud homeschool mother of a very active, smart and energetic 12 year old boy and I help homeschool my 8-year-old twin nephews, who are on the autism spectrum.
My Books
"A Christmas on the Spectrum" is a look into a child's thoughts and reactions to his twin cousins with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). When a family lives with ASD, the challenges can be significant for both caretakers and the person diagnosed alike. However, sometimes we forget the struggles and the confusion that an ASD diagnosis on a family member can cause in our little people's mind and routine. Brothers, sisters, cousins, nephews, grandkids... they all want to love and be loved by the person diagnosed with ASD. And they often have to face questions like: How do I know what they want? Are they happy? Kids will identify with our protagonist as they see an ASD world through his eyes, facing maybe the same questions and doubts as them. "A Christmas on the Spectrum" is a book to enjoy as a family. Whether there is an ASD diagnosis at home, at school or in the community, it is meant to bring a positive view or outcome to face all doubts.
-"The best way to learn, it’s not just acquiring the knowledge by reading it or by memorizing it. The best way to learn and to retain what was learned is by using it."
Reading stories and engaging in simple or complex discussions about them creates an environment that encourages the brain to make associations to previous knowledge and to relate it to situations around us.
When reading or listening to a book, no thought is too simple. Great things can come from focusing on little details! So even if we can just practice re-telling what we just read or heard, using our own words and perspective, can be a wonderful exercise to teach the mind to do what it was meant to do.
