...patient, understanding and excellent at building foundations that will stay with you for a lifetime. I would love to help you with your educational pursuit and I will make sure that frustration is never felt again. It is my goal to make sure each individual student achieves their maximum potential, you are all super stars I am only here to remind you of this during your journey. Happy studying and I will talk to you...
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...Due in part to my background in the performing arts, I am most excited about teaching literature, reading comprehension, and English. I also am passionate about helping students polish essays and language skills in preparation for the SAT and ACT. I am a big believer in the values of a strong education, and am committed to helping people develop the skills they will need for the next chapter. In my spare time, I love to...
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...how a particular student thinks and best learns, and from there I can either make the lessons more game-like or memory based. In every case, I approach the subject or concerning area from the most basic root and build from there. I have been working with children since middle school which made me a very patient tutor in college. Aside from helping my classmates, I formally worked as an English tutor through the Universidad Complutense,...
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...become clear on those two things, the learning and growth will come. It will come even faster with personalizing 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...
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...have been an educator for seventeen years and have enjoyed every minute of it. I firmly believe that every child can learn, sometimes we need to take a less traveled road to get to our destination. My experience in differentiated instruction and hands-on learning has allowed me to meet the diverse needs of all of my students. I enjoy bringing new ideas and concepts to my classroom everyday. My students are not just my students...
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...Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) from TCNJ as well. I have been a student teacher in six different classrooms ranging from K-5 throughout my time in college and have taught every subject ranging from reading and writing to science and math. What I enjoy most about tutoring is getting the chance to focus on the student as an individual and getting the chance to really understand how I...
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...relations and publishing experience in both Seattle and Washington, DC. Having been a professional journalist (ABCnews.com), I speak reporters' language and have a strong sense for how to shape and position essays, stories and other writing assignments. While I tutor for a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Writing and History. I've tutored young students in reading comprehension and writing, and I've mentored young adults in writing and public speaking. I am...
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I have been teaching now for 8 years. I decided in the 5th grade that I wanted to be a teacher because Mrs. Dixon, who taught fifth grade math, made learning so much fun. I wanted to able to do for other students what she did for me, instill in and encourage a lifetime love of knowledge and learning. ... All children can learn, you just have to find a way to teach them that works...
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...in grades 5-12 gives me the opportunity to teach and tutor a wide range of material. My M.A in English Education provides me with a variety of tools to use when leading students toward fulfilling their academic potential. My goal is to make students feel confident and comfortable in their learning environment, free to ask questions and seek answers. By allowing my patient and positive attitude to play a role in my tutoring sessions, I...
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...worked at the National Institute of Mental Health to study Schizophrenia, a disease of the brain that affects and debilitates many patients across the globe. Currently, I am a medical student in DC. I like exploring new cities, hiking, or trying new food and cuisines. During the winter, I love to snowboard. I am very excited to join Varsity Tutors to help you succeed in your educational journey. Hope to meet some of you!... Open communication...
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...three years teaching ESL at a cram school for students in elementary, middle, and high school in Taipei, Taiwan, and two years teaching creative writing to undergraduates at the University of Notre Dame. As someone who has studied Mandarin Chinese for three years, I understand the difficulty of acquiring a new language and the importance of immersion in the language as opposed to rote memorization of vocabulary words. I also believe that presenting arguments in...
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...Teaching has always been a passion of mine and I love seeing my students get excited in their successes and achievements. I strive to help all students realize that they can learned and be successful in their learning. I make an individual learning plan for each student to make sure i meet their individual needs in their education. All students can learn and deserve the opportunity to learn in a way that is best suited...
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...University. My passion is working with students to help them love learning. Throughout my career I have worked in many different positions where my teaching was needed to benefit students. Some of those positions have included 5th grade teacher, 7th grade ELA teacher, HS Algebra teacher, assistant principal, principal, and learning support coordinator. In addition to the titles that I have held, working with students to help them understand a concept is extremely rewarding, so...
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...excited to tutor in any of the areas listed on my profile. I have tutored a wide age-range; from pre-k to college and everything between. I was a tutor in several capacities throughout my years at school, and have continued to tutor and teach since then. I really enjoy helping students grow their own sense of self-confidence and watching them grasp the material. Sometimes all it takes is a little extra explanation that is hard...
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...College here at Texas State, as well as a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. As a tutor, my goals are to improve the student's confidence in the course work and help them find the techniques and pacing that work best for their individual studying needs. I am well versed in test prep work as well. I am a great tutor because I have the ability to reach students of various ages and...
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...of these subjects came easy to me when I was younger, so I can understand the frustrations of students who struggle in these areas. However, I am living proof that anyone can learn to understand the material and even learn to love it! When tutoring a student, I am extremely patient. I understand that struggling with a subject can be frustrating and many people prefer to avoid the work all together. I have learned that...
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...and their families. Leading with humor, kindness and a listening ear, I am able to get to know each kiddo so I can customize their learning. I relate to kids and their parents incredibly well. I built my long teaching career on the power of positive relationships and it paid great dividends for me, as well as my students. Because I had such strong bonds with students, administration usually gave me students that were considered...
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...in Comparative Literature. My graduate degree is in English (Rhetoric and Composition); this means I focused on academic argumentation and writing instruction. I studied at Columbia University. I instill organization, persistence, and effective communication skills in my students, using the Socratic method to challenge them so they may have successful futures. I have an immense passion for the English language and love helping others discover its power. I am also a professional writer. My fiction,...
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...a paraprofessional. Since I've missed the Fall 2016 deadline, I'm currently attending Phoenix College as I work towards my goal of Stanford in Spring 2017. I enjoy working with students of all ages, and I particularly excel with history, reading, writing, algebra, early math, and literature. I prefer an integrated approach between student, tutor, and parent. We all are one team, working together to help you achieve your dreams, whatever they may be.... Tailoring for individual...
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...my love of learning with others and even more so, I enjoy breaking down material in ways that can help others gain confidence and strength in their studies. I believe that everyone has the ability to learn a subject given that they find the correct learning style for their needs. I have a strong background in both tutoring and teaching and would love to help students feel more satisfied with their course subjects.... I believe that...
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Fifth grade writing augments the foundational writing skills that your student has learned in previous classes. It not only helps students to continue expanding their vocabularies and learning the details of English grammar, it also challenges them to read a variety of texts with a critical eye. Fifth graders also begin to write with a persuasive bent in mind. While this wide variety of content helps keep students engaged with writing by introducing new facets of the subject, it can also result in students easily growing overwhelmed. Even the brightest students are likely to encounter some difficulty in one or more of the topics covered in fifth grade writing. No matter what challenges your fifth grade student is facing with his or her writing, Varsity Tutors can help you connect with a personal tutor. Private tutoring might be just the thing to help your child overcome the difficulties he or she is facing, and can help your student gain the skills and practice that he or she will use and need in future classes.
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Recent 5th Grade Writing Tutoring Session Notes
I gave the student a writing prompt: What animal would you like to be and why? He wrote the five requested sentences and I read and responded. He is a good writer. I showed him his switch in point of view and how to fix it. I then asked him to write three sentences describing how other animals would see him as the animal he chose, a porcupine. He wrote them. Then I directed him to revise the essay using first person throughout and showing how the animal's characteristics were attributes he would enjoy having. I also asked him to integrate the viewpoint of the other animals. He was able not only to change the emphasis of the character viewpoint, but to coordinate smoothly the required tasks. The final draft of his essay was finished in fifteen minutes with no grammar, spelling or punctuation mistakes.
In the first half of this session, I had the student take the outline form of his introductory paragraph (from his essay on waking up in the morning) and write it in paragraph form. He struggles with the concept of an outline, and he does not fully understand what a transition sentence is. I guided him through this writing process, and he seemed to gather a basic understanding of what it is to take an outline and turn it into a paragraph. This is only a draft version, and I plan on having the student edit his work next week. In the second half of the session, I reviewed the following parts of speech with him: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, articles. He seems to have a basic understanding of each of these parts of speech, but I would like him to master them. I will be giving him debriefings on these parts of speech as we use them. Next week, I would like to introduce the student to sentence diagramming.
This week we went over some spelling rules and root words. I brought a binder with special colored paper and notecards for her to keep and we made root word note cards for her. I chose the root words according to common core standards for middle school. We also thought about words that went with the given root words, and during the following week I had her write down some more words to go with the roots that she thought of herself. We also went over spelling rules- I thought that since she is so good at math, it might help her spelling to have some more logical rules to follow and remember rather than just trying to remember and practice individual words. I plan to continue going over more spelling rules, root words, and suffixes and prefixes in coming weeks.
First meeting, discussed his thoughts on his writing & reading skills, likes, and goals. Did an assessment of his writing, letter formation, neatness and ability to write on unlined paper. Did well but would like to have more uniformity in proper stroke order. Brainstormed ideas for his first persuasive project paper. He picked "Seahawks should have won," so now he has some serious research to do.
After reviewing scores provided by his 4th grade teachers, it is clear that the student is very intelligent, and while he is clearly not challenged with writing and reading comprehension, there is room for some improvement. He started reading "Artemis Fowl," the first of the books he will be writing about and we will be discussing together. He was given both reading comprehension and creative writing assignments, which we will edit together next session. I look forward to working with him and to watching him evolve as a reader and writer.
The student is very intelligent, but struggles with putting pen to paper. I have been tutoring him with writing prompts to be more expressive. He spent the first hour on writing a persuasive paper; the second hour was spent on a narrative. It seemed that the student was thrown off by the different day and time of tutoring. (My 'normal time' for the student is Saturdays from 9-11am)
