...with learning disabilities. My preferred subjects are history, literature, reading comprehension, and writing, and I can tutor verbal sections for standardized tests including the GRE. My favorite subject, you may have guessed, is history, but I also have a long personal history learning foreign languages, and I feel that this contributes to my skill in teaching English reading comprehension. When I'm not teaching students or sitting in a library, I'm walking my Australian shepherd dog...
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...learning style instead of the teachers teaching style. I want to show children that they do make a difference and they can overcome the obstacles in the area of academics. My background of wanting to be an educator started when I was able to dream of a career. I always wanted to be a teacher and help children, but it wasn't until 5th grade that I decided I wanted to be a Special Education teacher....
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...I worked with them on increasing their math and reading skills. After school I would tutor grades 6 through 12 mostly in math and science. I also gave private music lessons after school. I have experience working with special needs students and have worked as a sensory motor coach for children ages 3 to 18 with development and sensory disorders. My favorite subjects to tutor are math and science but I am comfortable tutoring many...
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...Oregon's Environmental Science program, and have minors in Biology and Latin American studies. In the fall I will be starting a program in Speech and Hearing Sciences, and plan to follow up with a masters in Speech Language Pathology. During my undergraduate career, I was enthralled with the life sciences, and am passionate about passing that excitement on. The subjects that I love teaching most are Algebra, Geometry, Life Science, and English/Essay Editing.
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...comprehension and writing skills are the key to success. As someone who was tutored in high school (I was an I.B. kid), I completely understand the frustrations of learning new things paired with the lack of motivation to even learn. Getting the extra help can be all that is needed to reach a child's full potential, and I am willing to take whatever appropriate measures to help a child succeed. I believe that if I...
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...your working and applying it to your life. I was doubted in middle school and high school in even getting into college. I ended up doing fairly well on tests and got into a good college. I know what it's like being on both ends. Learning is about being open minded and realizing how much you don't know. With that attitude, work ethic and technique students can truly do better than they ever thought possible.
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...the opportunity to tutor some of my friends and classmates in the classes we are enrolled in together as well as those I have already taken. I enjoy being in school and I want other students to feel the same way. For me, tutoring is important because it can help students feel like they finally understand a concept they have been struggling with for a while. Getting to see when a student has a light...
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I specialize in writing but also excel in other areas such as elementary math. I am very personable and enjoy communicating as well as interacting with students to aid in their learning process. I look forward to working with you!... For me, the most important thing is teaching a student to work independently. Far too often, students expect to be given the answer, which will not effectively prepare them for higher-level work.... Get to know a...
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...try to explain multiplying fractions, for example, I have to be malleable to the student’s needs. Outside of school and studying I enjoy hiking, nature photography, baking, cooking, and dancing. I also enjoy reading a wide variety of books including biographies, fiction, nonfiction, historical fiction, mystery, war, and romance. My favorite book is Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith because he wrote in such a way that was refreshing and the story line kept you...
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...gave me students that were considered difficult. I am patient, kind, empathetic, positive, fun and persistent. As a student, I was pretty bored in school for many years so I understand the value of keeping things fresh, interesting and relevant. During my teaching career, I was also the school's TAG coordinator. I also have extensive experience working with students that struggle with organization/executive function as well as ADD/ADHD students. In 2013, I chose to leave...
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...mathematics by helping them overcome difficulties in understanding that come from being in such an environment. As for the SAT, I believe that in my own endeavor to do well on it; I have developed approaches to and understandings of the test that will greatly help students preparing for it. The test can be rather daunting for a student so having someone to guide studying and the development of the skills necessary to do well...
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...decade, from trombone lessons in high school, to my college writing center, to my current professional position in a local museum where I train and supervise approximately 20 volunteers and interns per year. I enjoy spending time with my cat in my spare time, as well as listening to audiobooks while cooking and baking, going on walks with my partner, yoga, genealogy, numismatics (coins), and obsessing over the most recent shows. I look forward to...
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...(Birth-3rd grade) as well as a Masters in Literacy Education (Birth-adulthood). I am Maryland State certified in both areas and do work full time as a teacher currently, my availability reflects this. I enjoy using hands on and engaging learning techniques to teach even the most unenthusiastic learners the skills needed to succeed academically. Due to the current pandemic I am available and familiar with online platforms for educating and tutoring but would also be...
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I am a current medical student (MD/PhD) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. I graduated in 2020 from UC San Diego with a degree in bioengineering: biotechnology. I have been a tutor for the past 5 years and my motto that I try to impart on students is to learn by doing. ... That learning should be fun and interesting, not something to be dreaded.... Assess their current skill level in the subject. Then have...
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...my life so far. As an avid reader, theatre practitioner and writer, I love any and all opportunities to teach and learn. My past experiences have included teaching students from 2-years-old up to 40. I graduated from the University of Florida with a history honors degree before working professionally in New York in the theatre while teaching a wide variety of subjects. Most recently, I graduated with a Masters Degree in Theatre Directing from Trinity...
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...parents, I have gained immeasurable knowledge in planning, organizing, and implementing successful strategies, and best practices to lead in my profession. I am fully knowledgeable of the Common Core Curriculum used in Elementary schools along with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. As a teacher, I have prepared students for the North Carolina elementary end of grade tests and the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in Jamaica. I am a Science item test writer...
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...adulthood. I'm a full-blown Wikipedian. My rsum goes beyond tutoring. From grant proposals to album reviews, I've been published across disciplines. I've spent two years writing and editing for literary magazines. I've hosted a radio show focusing on philosophy and hip-hop. I've studied in Richmond, Pittsburgh, Salamanca, and Valparaiso. I believe tutoring happens on a case-by-case basis. I personalize each lesson, so whether your child learns through close-reading and marginalia, or through pneumonic devices and...
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...an educator is it important to get to know each and every student. Creating fun and engaging lesson plans based on their interests, and needs will help students achieve their goals. I believe in modeling and guiding students through their weaknesses will allow students to become more comfortable when working independently. I am currently an elementary teacher, as well as a summer school teacher. I have tutored /taught students from incoming kindergarten to 6th grade.
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...first afraid or confused about a subject to understand it to the ability of being a master of that subject. During my freshman year, I was involved in tutoring children in West Philadelphia. The students assigned to us were often of lower academic ability and I loved the challenge the opportunity offered to me. To improve their motivation, I applied different teaching methods including games, quizzes and debates. Seeing my students improve their listening skills,...
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I believe that all students can learn and be successful. I also believe that all students should be given equal opportunities and guidance.... I believe that all students can learn and that each should be given equal opportunities to learn and grow.... In a first session with a student I would spend time on a personal level, getting to know him or her and what their interests are.... I can help a student become an independent...
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Second grade is a time of developmental learning milestones. During second grade, students are still in the process of mastering both the spoken and the written English language. Syntax, grammar, spelling, and other linguistic structures may not yet be intuitive and first need to be taught and then built upon. The developmental significance of learning to read and write at an early age is monumental, as these tools will eventually allow your child to communicate and interact effectively with the world in which we live. Literacy and compositional aptitude are prerequisite to almost any occupation or educational opportunity that they may choose in the future. Building these foundations early is a critical step toward bolstering academic confidence and leading your student toward success in their future academic pursuits.
Second grade, however, is still very early in your child's formal educational experience. Although these developmental years are critical for developing skills in language arts, the resources offered in a classroom environment may not mesh or align with your child's particular learning needs. Maybe your child is having a hard time with word choice, grammar, punctuation, or sentence structure. Or perhaps your child simply needs assistance picking a topic and writing on point. At such as young age, it can be difficult to narrow down all the choices in their heads and formulate their ideas onto the paper in a written form. If you are concerned that your child may be falling behind, or perhaps if your child simply does not find his or her classroom content engaging or challenging enough to hold their interest, Varsity Tutors can help you connect with a private tutor who may be able to help.
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Recent 2nd Grade Writing Tutoring Session Notes
The student and I read and worked on the first two chapters in A Catcher in the Rye, answering a couple questions about the main character and writing a short essay. He has some good opening ideas about the book and is ready to get a lot out of reading it.
Today we worked on reading passages and answering questions. We talked about main idea and then we worked on a social studies project. It was a good session overall and the student thinks he did well on his last quiz so hopefully improvements are happening.
The student and I have been working through the stages of writing and the use of a rubric as a self evaluation tool. Last week we began an exploration of butterflies and began drafting ideas based solely on the student's knowledge. Today we expanded those ideas by conducting research online. She read/listened to the informational text and told me things that we needed to include in our book that we didn't list last week. We worked on drafting a title for her book and also creating the illustrations for the front cover. We periodically stopped to check on our progress via the simple rubric we created but this is all working towards increasing her writing skills to align more closely with exam standards.
We will continue working on creating her informational book and using the rubric to evaluate her work.
The student worked on writing and spelling this session. We took our first spelling test and he scored an 11 out of 16. We practiced spelling the words he got incorrect. We then worked on writing. He was given a prompt on picking a superpower and explaining why and what he would do with that power.
We finished writing samples to be turned into the 2nd grade teacher at start of school year; we practiced mental math facts.
Extra practice at home: practice spelling sight words (identified five challenging words to have the student practice); use math flashcard app to practice mental math facts.
Practiced capital M and lowercase A in cursive for writing his name. We proofed his writing about soccer camp from last week and made corrections where necessary. The student did some brainstorming with me and wrote a full paragraph about outer space. We reviewed our writing reminders, did a word and sentence count, and a word length and sentence length exercise.
