Words in the Wild is revolutionizing the way reading is taught—kids become scientists who investigate words as they explore the world around them. Based in Oakland, California and providing services throughout the Bay Area and virtually! We offer 1:1 tutoring, educational therapy, summer camp and family programs. Specifically serving K-6 grade children who are reluctant readers or have learning differences, or are looking for extra support in reading and writing.
Madeline (Maddie) Alvendia Johnson, B.A., E.d.M., is an experienced educator offering private tutoring services in English/History, reading, writing, ESL, and other humanities subjects. She received her B.A. in History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she graduated in three years. She received her E.d.M. (Master’s in Education) from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education in May 2019. She has spent the last 6 years teaching middle school and high school History, Civics, Government, Social Studies, Ethnic Studies, and AP History and currently holds a Single Subject Teaching Credential in the state of California. Maddie has experience as a classroom teacher, a private tutor, an online teacher, a conference facilitator, a faculty member for incarcerated students, an equity-team collaborator, curriculum designer, book contributor, teaching abroad in China, and more. Maddie has presented at 5+ national conferences on anti-racist teaching and multiraciality. She is also the James Madison Memorial Foundation Fellow from the state of Nevada in 2018. Her work has been featured on PBS and the Smithsonian.
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Achieve Learning is a nonprofit tutoring organization committed to providing the highest quality tutoring and test preparation at a fraction of market rates. We provide individualized instruction in nearly every K-12 subject, in addition to test preparation for the SAT, ACT, ISEE, HSPT, and CAHSEE, among others. ALRC offers a variety of programs that fit the busy lives of today's students.
