All students have the ability to succeed and deserve a tutor who will help them reach their goals. Tutoring provides the individual instruction that most students do not receive in a classroom setting. A successful tutoring experience can give students the confidence and skills they need to tackle future challenges.

I would ask to look at the student's past assessments to find patterns of strengths and weaknesses. Then, I would have the student take an assessment during the session so that I could observe their thought process and discuss it with them. Finally, I would prepare a program of study based on the results of the assessment and discussion with the student.

I teach all my students study skills and review methods so that they can gauge their own progress. I encourage them to notice patterns of success and failure and keep records of past assessments. Also, I show students how to identify and use quality study materials available outside the classroom.

I help them visualize their goal and identify milestones. I encourage students to articulate a reward system that they find meaningful and establish interim goals. I also engage the parents to recognize the student's effort and incremental successes.

If a student is struggling to learn material, then I work with them to find a way of studying that meshes with their learning modality. For example, if the student has trouble following an oral presentation, I would present the same material in a sketch or diagram. Sometimes having the student speak out loud can help with long term storage of the information.

I have my students annotate the text and highlight important points as they read. During a session, I go through the text page by page with them and ask them to point out any words they struggled with and quotes they found interesting or important. I bring up any points that they missed and engage in discussion of the text.

I link the subject they are working on to something they know and enjoy. For example, if the student struggles with geometry, I might use examples from art or sports to illustrate geometric principles.

I assess the student using a three-pronged approach: an oral test, a written test, and an interactive game. This method provides holistic feedback beyond specific regurgitation of material.

I reward hard work and incremental gains. I keep the focus on improvement rather than mastery.

I spend time building a team spirit with my students so that they understand that we are working toward a common goal.

I evaluate the student's needs by reviewing past performances, assessing current strengths and weaknesses, and identifying dominant learning modality.

I have a flexible tutoring style that ranges from traditional oral instruction and drills to drawing diagrams, creating songs and other mnemonics, and designing interactive games. If one method does meet a student's learning needs, I try something else.

I use traditional textbooks (the student's own as well as others from my personal library), online resources, custom-made games, and 3D materials, as warranted by course content and student's learning style.