Shay

Certified Tutor

My educational motto is: Every child can learn so present it in a way they enjoy learning!

I have been approved to tutor in the following subject areas: Elementary Math, Math, Reading, English, Phonics, Writing, Grammar and Mechanics, and College Essay.

I am passionate about helping students because I have seen the way peers, educators, administrators and counselors have humiliated and allowed bullying to take place because a child does not learn at the same rate or same way. I know that every child can learn the same material when it is presented in the child's 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. I received my degree from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. I majored in Special Education and minored in Elementary and Early Childhood. I currently teach in the field of Special Education and I am Highly Qualified in Elementary Education and Early Childhood .

My teaching career started as a General Education 4th grade teacher in a small community school. I only taught General Education for one year before becoming the Assistant Special Education Director and teacher of students from 3 to 21. The next position in my career was Director of Special Education and teacher, I was flying solo in a big world of a lot responsibilities for an inexperienced teacher.

The next career move was to a larger school system teaching Pre-k through second grade special education teacher, after school tutor and gifted talented local judge. I filled those assignments for two years and was given the opportunity to move to the high school as a resource teacher and transitional coordinator from secondary to post secondary!

I finally ended up at the school where I graduated from. This opportunity has been a nice home feeling because I went to school with or know a lot of the parents in which I teach. I have been at the school I am now for 3 years teaching the multi-disabilities class. My students range from 3 year olds to 20 year olds.

As my own child has grown and has became interested in sports he decided he wanted to play basketball. In order to allow him to be part of a team I knew I needed a school district closer to home, because I do not like driving on 2 lane highways after dark much less after a full day of teaching and the excitement that comes with watching your child play a game. So, I applied at the school in my home district which is the district I did my student teaching!

Roff is a small community school district with a total of 43 staff members and less than 400 students in Pre-K - 12th grade. My position is Special Education teacher for 5 hours a day and Severe/Profound teacher 1 hour a day.

The diversity in career opportunities has gave me the knowledge of working with children from gifted in talented to children with all types of disabilities! Working with this wide of a diversity has also gave me the opportunity to learn different techniques an approaches in teaching almost all types of student's.

My favorite subject to tutor is math. I love that you can use so many different approaches to teach the same concept and students can check their answer for an immediate response.