Sharon: Nassau County tutor
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My name is Sharon. I lived in Colombia for 17 years, a country full of culture and beautiful traditions. I loved to wake up and see the tall green mountains of Medellin. Five years go I decided to learn English, and I liked this country so much that I perused my Bachelor's degree here in America. I recently graduated with a dual Bachelor's degree in Speech Therapy and Spanish Studies. My goal is to become a Bilingual Speech Pathologist and help children become fluent in both languages. I am eager to use my Spanish, and I want the opportunity to show you how my educational background and experience will benefit you.
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What is your teaching philosophy?
The best professors are those who teach while they learn at the same time. Los mejores profesores son aquellos que saben explicar como si tambien ellos estuvieran aprendiendo.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
We would take some time to introduce each other, and go over the syllabus. I would invest most of the time asking and answering questions. Tomariamos algo de tiempo para conocernos y analizar los requerimientos de la clase. Pero invertiriamos la mayoria de el tiempo en preguntas y respuestas.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Independence is about confidence; it is also about trial and error. I give a student enough space to do his/her own work, but I will be there to explain how it can be improved. La independencia se adquiere a traves de la confianza y la experimentacion. Yo le doy a mi estudiante suficiente espacio para realizar su propio trabajo, pero tambien estoy alli para explicar como puede mejorarse.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
I've learned new languages myself. I have many stories about how learning a new language takes time and effort. But, I know it can also be a fun and rewarding process. Yo he aprendido nueos idiomas previamente. Tengo demasiadas historias acerca de cuanto esfuerzo y tiempo toma aprender un nuevo idioma. Pero se que es tambien un proceso divertido y gratificante.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
We would have to work together to figure out what makes the concept difficult, and find a better approach to learn the concept or skill. Tendriamos que trabajar juntos para entender porque el concepto es dificil, y encontrar una mejor manera de aprenderlo.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
We can scan the text together and go over difficult words and concepts. We can gather information from what we know already, like the tilte and source. Finally we can divide the text in sections and read.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
Finding areas of strength and areas of difficulty, and also planning ahead. Encontrando areas de destreza y dificultad, y tambien planear por adelantado.
How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
Using hobbies or real life exposure to the subject are great ways to learn and associate information. Usando los intereses del estudiante, o experimentar los conceptos en persona son una gran manera de aprender y asociar la informacion.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
Checking the assignments together, and sometimes asking the student questions from the same material. Revisando los trabajos juntos, y hacer preguntas del material aprendido.
How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?
Practice, repetition and honesty. Practica, repeticion y honestidad.
How do you evaluate a student's needs?
Simply by asking. I can also see though the student's speech and writing skills what areas might be difficult. Preguntando. Puedo ver a traves del habla y las habilidades escritas que areas pueden ser dificiles para el estudiante.
How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?
I am open to learn new things and I am willing to listen to suggestions. Soy una persona abierta a nuevas experiencias y tambien estoy dispuesta a escuchar sugerencias.
What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?
My laptop, sticky notes, flashcards, videos and sometimes games. Mi computadora, notas adhesivas, tarjetas, videos y a veces juegos.