...This method is subject to change based on a student's needs. I have ample knowledge of reading skills and testing strategies, which has helped to greatly improve the scores of my students in the past. I tutor the Writing SAT section by first teaching strategies for approaching its varied parts, and then teaching relevant concepts, with the assistance of practice sentences and prompts. (read more)
...I am available to tutor in public places such as coffee shops, libraries and book stores. An awkward/interesting fact about me: I enjoy learning to play my 120-bass accordion, though my cat doesn't seem to care for it. I adopted my old kitty many years ago and she has served as both my alarm clock and music critic ever since.I have a B.A. from UNC-Charlotte in Spanish Literature and Culture. (read more)
...I have achieved these results by being patient and flexible adjusting my explanations and approach to accommodate each student's unique learning style. I have also helped students when zoom lectures are insufficient. Most of my students report dramatic improvement in their grades at Penn State, Brown, UGA, Florida State, UCSD, Univ of South Carolina, and Clemson! (read more)
...Having written many, many hundreds of actual university-level chemistry test questions I know the types of tricky variants that usually pop up. I view my role as that of a coach, and I try to quickly figure out where in the learning curve each student is and work with everyone to improve. I alw... (read more)
...I have also coached youth sports (hockey, soccer, and softball) between 2015-2017 in the Piedmont-Triad area of North Carolina, where I developed effective communication skills with students of various ages. While not directly related to tutoring in programming, these experiences helped me hone ... (read more)