...My hope is to be that person for another student. In teaching and tutoring, my approach is to help students understand not just WHAT something is but WHY and HOW; this sort of thinking can teach students to apply their knowledge as opposed to memorizing it, which is the goal! Additionally, I also make it a point to connect the material to our lives and the real world. (read more)
...I have extensive experience in modifying and structuring work to help students improve executive function and strategies for engaging with academic content. I have worked in Special Education in Washington Public Schools for over 7 years in Elementary and Middle School levels. The Majority of my students have had a diagnosis of ASD. (read more)
...I grew up in Seattle and went to high school at the Bush School.l was lucky in that time to have excellent English teachers who nurtured my interest in the humanities and helped me become technically adept. In college I majored in journalism and learned newswriting and reporting, but I most enjo... (read more)
...As a tutor for the past 7 years, a counselor and teacher with Seattle public schools for 33 years, I have had much experience guiding students to organize and find appropriate study habits for academic success. I have also worked in after-school programs, helping with homework. I have also had ... (read more)
...I was mostly co-teaching in math and ELA classes while simultaneously assessing students for IEPs. Eventually, I moved back to Seattle and worked at a high school as a Study Skills teacher where I supported students in small group classes. I spent my days teaching strategies for focus, material... (read more)
8 Subjects: includingReading,Grammar,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math