...I have been playing the flute for over twenty years and have been teaching for the last five or six years. My undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University is in Music, with equal focus on theory, history, and performance. My style as a teacher balances a relaxed, friendly attitude towards less... (read more)
...My initial approach for beginning readers is to use ABC flashcards to teach vowel phonics patterns: short vowels and long vowels. After a student is comfortable, sight words and high frequency words are introduced. I use high levels of reinforcement throughout the tutoring session. (read more)
...I've tutored dozens of students in SAT and ACT math prep and all levels of math, ranging from prealgebra to AP calculus. I earned 36 on ACT Math, 800 on SAT Math, 800 on SAT Math II, 5 on AP Calculus AB, 5 on AP Calculus BC, and 5 on AP Statistics. ACT Composite 35, SAT Chemistry 790. (read more)
...I have excellent language skills and can assess where you have challenges and difficulties, and focus on the areas where you most want to improve. I like to include conversation, oral and written exercises and games, reading, and especially a lot of active participation from my students. Please contact me to discuss further. (read more)
...Prior to attending Northwestern and working within the Evanston and greater Chicagoland community, I taught 2nd and 7th-grade classes at a local organization twice a week for the duration of the school year for three years of high school. There, I had the opportunity to apply various teaching me... (read more)