...I assisted two professors in classes for a full semester for ENGL 203: Writing About Literature. The SATs are crucial for college acceptance. Math is very difficult for many students, myself included. (read more)
...My mother's sister was left with developmental disabilities after 2 bouts with meningitis as a toddler. As a result, I grew up immersed in a family deeply involved with people with special needs. I volunteered with Special Olympics throughout my childhood and into my college years, and my mother continues to work as a job coach for differently abled adults. (read more)
...I am familiar with all parts of the new online version of the SAT and can offer strategies and review for each. I have been tutoring students in preparation for the SAT exam for the past 11 years. My students have raised their overall scores by 100-250 points. (read more)
...I can pass on the techniques of answering multiple-choice questions to students who often neglect this factor. Of course, there's nothing that beats knowing the material, and that is the primary focus, but the actual test is a unique experience which the student needs to prepare for in its entirety. I've tutored ACT for 10 years. (read more)
...DE and surrounding PA achieve success in math. 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 conquer whatever math problems they have. (read more)