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Malik

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Experienced educator with a history of success with students from all backgrounds. I have been in the field of education for over seventeen years, and I taught all levels of social studies for five years in the classroom. Finally, I tutored for a private learning center for three years. I am very passionate about education, and I want to help students do well!

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Malik’s Qualifications
Education & Certification

Undergraduate Degree: Fayetteville State University - Bachelors, Social Studies Education

Graduate Degree: North Carolina State University at Raleigh - Masters, School Administration

Hobbies

Exercise, bike riding, weight lifting

Tutoring Subjects
Civics
College English
College Geography
College Level American History
College World History
English
Geography
High School English
High School Geography
High School Level American History
High School World History
History
Homework Support
Other
Reading
Social Sciences
Social Studies
Study Skills
Study Skills and Organization
US History
World History
What is your teaching philosophy?

Every child can learn with the proper motivation and the right strategy.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

Getting to know the student's likes, interest and personal learning style.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Teaching them the right strategies to learn the content that suits their learning style.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Build their confidence in their ability to learn the subject matter.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

You always try to come to the student with several different approaches to learning the material.

How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?

Determine what literacy skills they are lacking and start from there.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

All students are different, but many of them tend to retain information better when you focus on inquiry or relate the subject matter to something they know.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

Build their interest, stress the importance, and help them gain confidence so they have a stronger sense of self efficacy

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

Focus on feedback and using multiple informal assessments.