...I enjoy making games that will benefit that individual student, once I have an understanding of their interests and skills. Phonics is FUN! My current job is a High School Special Education Teacher. (read more)
...I have tutored German to non-native speakers in Germany and in the U.S. 2 years tutoring ELA and Math to first-third graders at a public Montessori school. B.A. in English from Clark University. Love working with children and good at helping kids to overcome reading & comprehension barriers. (read more)
...And once the "why" and "how" of the subject are understood, good grades and test scores will follow naturally. I am very patient with others, and I can easily explain concepts in multiple ways until they sink in for the student. For solving specific problems, I am inclined toward the Socratic method of teaching, asking questions in order to guide the student to the correct ideas. (read more)
...Having a good foundation with parts of speech and sentence structure is an important aspect of English Language Arts. I can aid in the personal learning process in grammar by assessing where you need to strengthen your skills. I like to connect my lessons to real life examples to make communica... (read more)
...I wrote many essays, more than I can count, and the only difficulty I ever faced was keeping my work within the word limit. Most of my tutoring has involved helping fellow students, especially when an assignment confused them. I pride myself on being able to take complex themes and break them down in to easily digestible anecdotes. (read more)