...I have been tutoring students in preparation for the SAT exam for the past 11 years. My students have raised their overall score by 100-250 points. I am familiar with all parts of the exam and can offer strategies and review for each. (read more)
...I worked with these same children from first through third grades. Throughout my tutoring career, I've worked with ADD/ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, anxiety issues, confidence issues, and various mental health issues with a high level of effectiveness. I am extremely empathetic and patient, and I have found that my students relate well and trust me. (read more)
...While there, I taught the students long division and reading, among other subjects. During that time, I also spent a day helping in a first grade classroom and a day in a second grade classroom as well. I have helped with homework while working as a babysitter for many years, and I am around children often. (read more)
...My articles still appear regularly online. For the last five years I've tutored SAT and I've studied the writing part of the test extensively. I have been a writer and editor for 40 years. (read more)
...My feeling about tutoring math is that math was not made to be difficult, and if you have experienced difficulties in math it is perhaps because you were taught the wrong way. My approach is to teach students how to use the reasoning skills they already have and to bring these skills to bear to ... (read more)