Adriana: Mount Prospect tutor
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I have a BA in English from University of Colorado -Boulder and a CELTA certificate for teaching English to adults. I have been tutoring and teaching for the past five years, from teaching English to adults in Puebla, Mexico to supporting teachers in elementary schools to tutoring children in their homes. I love tutoring, because I get to meet so many different people and learn how to teach to their individual needs. My subjects of expertise include elementary and middle school reading, writing, and math, as well as Spanish, all of which I enjoy teaching because of the different types of creativity required by each. I believe that by developing an interest in learning and mastering new things, many opportunities open up further down the road for young people. Because of this, I strive to impart a love for learning in all my students. In my free time, I enjoy experimenting with new recipes and ingredients in the kitchen, ping-pong, biking, and reading.
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Undergraduate Degree: University of Colorado Boulder - Bachelor in Arts, English
cooking, biking, ping-pong, reading, Spanish
- 10th Grade Reading
- 11th Grade Reading
- 12th Grade Reading
- 1st Grade
- 1st Grade Math
- 1st Grade Reading
- 1st Grade Writing
- 2nd Grade
- 2nd Grade Math
- 2nd Grade Reading
- 2nd Grade Writing
- 3rd Grade
- 3rd Grade Math
- 3rd Grade Reading
- 3rd Grade Science
- 3rd Grade Writing
- 4th Grade
- 4th Grade Math
- 4th Grade Reading
- 4th Grade Science
- 4th Grade Writing
- 5th Grade
- 5th Grade Math
- 5th Grade Reading
- 5th Grade Science
- 5th Grade Writing
- 6th Grade
- 6th Grade Math
- 6th Grade Reading
- 6th Grade Science
- 6th Grade Writing
- 7th Grade
- 7th Grade Math
- 7th Grade Reading
- 7th Grade Science
- 7th Grade Writing
- 8th Grade
- 8th Grade Math
- 8th Grade Reading
- 8th Grade Science
- 8th Grade Writing
- 9th Grade
- 9th Grade Reading
- 9th Grade Writing
- Adult ESL/ELL
- Adult Literacy
- American Literature
- Basic Computer Literacy
- College Application Essays
- College English
- College Level American Literature
- Comparative Literature
- Conversational Spanish
- Creative Writing
- Elementary School
- Elementary School Math
- Elementary School Reading
- Elementary School Science
- Elementary School Writing
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- ESL/ELL
- Essay Editing
- Fiction
- General Biology
- High School
- High School Chemistry
- High School English
- High School Level American Literature
- High School Writing
- Homework Support
- HSPT Language Skills
- HSPT Reading
- HSPT Verbal
- Introduction to Fiction
- ISEE Prep
- ISEE- Lower Level
- ISEE- Middle Level
- Languages
- Literature
- Mac Basic Computer Skills
- Math
- Middle School
- Middle School Reading
- Middle School Reading Comprehension
- Middle School Science
- Middle School Writing
- Other
- PC Basic Computer Skills
- Personal Finance
- Poetry
- Poetry
- Reading
- Science
- Spanish
- Spanish 1
- Spanish 2
- Spanish 3
- Spanish 4
- Spelling Bee
- SSAT Prep
- SSAT- Elementary Level
- SSAT- Middle Level
- Study Skills
- Study Skills and Organization
- Summer
- Technology and Coding
- Test Prep
- TOEFL Prep
- Vocabulary
- World Literature
- Writing
What is your teaching philosophy?
I believe in helping students become more self-sufficient in their learning by showing them not just how to do a problem or which questions to ask but where to go for helpful resources, how to stick through a tough problem on their own, and how to approach learning with curiosity and enthusiasm.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
I'll focus on getting to know them and building trust and rapport between us so that we can cooperate well in the future, and so that I can figure out what motivates them and how they approach their work.