Carefully selected, highly-credentialed Phonics tutors in Great Neck, NY
"An academic coach is part teacher, manager, mentor, organizer, cheerleader, taskmaster, counselor, resource expert, learning specialist, educational consultant, and motivational speaker. An academic coach inspires and encourages students to reach for their own personal best, provides instruction in organization, coursework management, and study skills, and promote self-confidence, self-discipline, integrity, efficiency, and productivity. They prepare students to manage their time, tasks, and goals, introduce and reinforce STRONGER learning and thinking skills (e.g. optimal information input/output ...
My Education
- University Of Maryland College Park - BA, Economics
Tutoring Subjects:
Trigonometry, College Essays, SSAT, Writing, Economics, Physics, Statistics, ISEE, Chemistry, Middle School Math, PSAT, SAT Math, ACT English, Grammar and Mechanics, Phonics, Finance, Geometry, SAT Verbal, Essay Editing, Algebra, Pre-Calculus, SAT, Biology, ACT, ACT Science, History, Reading, SAT Writing
"I have instructed both regular and special education students ranging from Nursery - 12th grade. I consider myself to be a talented and creative tutor who keeps students engaged by breaking down academic materials in an easy to understand format. I also possess a keen sense of humor that keeps students relaxed, focusd and most importantly learning to enjoy subject matter that had been previousy difficult. My tutoring philisophy is one that tries various approaches to help students."
My Education
- SUNY New Paltz - BS, Elementary Education/Special Education
- Adelphi University - MS, Special Education
- State Certified Teacher
Tutoring Subjects:
Phonics, College Essays, Algebra, History, Reading, Writing, Grammar and Mechanics, Middle School Math, Elementary Math
"I have a BA from the University of Connecticut in Spanish Literature and Classical Mediterranean Studies. Languages are one of my biggest interests, I'm fluent in Spanish, being of mixed Spanish descent myself, I'm well-versed in Greek and Latin, I have a decent command of spoken Arabic, and I also have some experience with both Italian and Portuguese. I love travel, cultures and history and I spent a semester abroad in southern Spain in the spring of 2010. I have previous teaching experience as a teaching assistant for the Latin American Studies Department at the University of Connecticut. As a teaching assistant, I acted as an ...
My Education
- University of Connecticut - BA, Spanish Literature and Classical Mediterranean Studies
- Quinnipiac Law School - JD, Juris Doctorate
Tutoring Subjects:
History, Latin, College Essays, Reading, Phonics, SAT Verbal, Grammar and Mechanics, Writing, SAT Writing, Essay Editing, Spanish
"I enjoy working with students to determine which approach will best support his or her academic achievement. As rewarding as observing progress in a student is for me, I know that it is even more significant for the student and I am committed to ensuring that each of my students can enjoy that sense of personal accomplishment. I have several years of experience working in a classroom setting and on an individual basis with K-12 students, as well as university and graduate-level students. I received my BA from University of California, Berkeley, and my Master's Degree from Columbia University." ...
My Education
- University of California, Berkeley - BA, Political Science
- Columbia University - Master's Degree, International Affairs
Tutoring Subjects:
German, LSAT, College Essays, Phonics, Reading, Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Elementary Math, History, SAT Math, Economics, SAT Writing, Middle School Math, SAT Verbal, Grammar and Mechanics, Algebra, SAT, Essay Editing, Writing, Statistics
" This year I am teaching kindergarden. I am a very patient teacher. I have a great love for teaching reading and phonics. Although, I am familiar with all elementary school state standards as a public school teacher, and would be comfortable teaching all subjects."
My Education
- West Virginia University - B.S in Journalism, Journalism
- Long Island University - Masters in Education, Education
- State Certified Teacher
Tutoring Subjects:
Elementary Math, Geometry, Grammar and Mechanics, SSAT, SAT Math, ISEE, SAT, SAT Writing, Writing, Essay Editing, PSAT, College Essays, Reading, HSPT Prep, Middle School Math, SAT Verbal, Phonics, Algebra
"An integral component of the Writing Program at Sarah Lawrence, and one of the reasons I chose this program, is its emphasis on developing one’s skills as an educator. In conjunction with my Teaching Writing class, I am working as a writing instructor for high school students at a school located in Queens. This position requires me to develop the year’s curriculum for the After School Writing Program. For this program, I have developed a curriculum that includes critical examination of writers such as Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf, David Mitchell and Junot Diaz. The writing component of the curriculum includes exercises aimed at ...
My Education
- New York University - BFA, Film
- Sarah Lawrence College - MFA, Writing
Tutoring Subjects:
History, Grammar and Mechanics, College Essays, Essay Editing, Phonics, Writing, Reading
"There is a lot of preparation, a long trip is to be expected but there is nothing like the excitement when you are in the moment and the pay-off at the end of the day is priceless. As a teacher I bring interest, wonderment and a sense of accomplishment to the students. Positive behavior support is at the foundation for all of my lessons. I feel that the students deserve to know when they are mastering a skill as well as praise for giving it a try."
My Education
- Southampton College - BS, Biology, Marine Concentration
- College of New Rochelle - MS, Education
- State Certified Teacher
Tutoring Subjects:
Elementary Math, Phonics, Algebra, Biology, Middle School Math, Reading, Writing, Grammar and Mechanics
"I also attained my North Carolina Teaching License and finished my first year teaching 4th grade. I love working with children and seeing them learn. My goal as a teacher is to facilitate a love of learning in children. I am especially passionate about teaching math - I want the next generation to love math as much as I do.
My teaching style is creative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary."
My Education
- Duke University - BA, Mathematics, Visual Arts
- State Certified Teacher
Tutoring Subjects:
History, ACT Math, Geometry, SAT Verbal, SAT Math, Algebra, SAT, Calculus, Middle School Math, Elementary Math, Pre-Calculus, Phonics, Trigonometry, Reading
" There's nothing that makes me happier than that "aha!" moment - when my student understands something he/she would not have without my help. When my sisters and I came home from our school in the Bronx we had to complete "Mom's homework" after our own schoolwork as a matter of course. "Mom's homework" was our way into the best private schools in the northeast. My own children - my autistic son and my intellectually gifted daughter - did "Mom's homework" as well, which enabled them to reach their own intellectual bests. I believe that children have exactly one chance at a good education track. A ...
My Education
- University of Pennsylvania - BA, English
- State Certified Teacher
Tutoring Subjects:
ACT English, SAT Writing, Writing, SAT Verbal, Grammar and Mechanics, Essay Editing, Reading, Phonics, Spanish, College Essays
"I have six years of experience working with children who have developmental, intellectual, learning, behavioral and/or emotional disabilities. I currently intern at an elementary school for special needs children. I am especially experienced in teaching children with reading difficulties. ."
My Education
- Fordham University - BA, Social Work/Theology
- Columbia Univeristy - MS, Clinical School Social Work
Tutoring Subjects:
College Essays, Grammar and Mechanics, Writing, Algebra, Essay Editing, Reading, Phonics, Middle School Math, Statistics
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