Jennifer
Certified Tutor
I received my education from Jacksonville State University. I graduated in 2012 with my degree in elementary and special education. I have been a private tutor for the past four years, and I have also done private in home therapy with students who have autism. I now work at a non-profit organization working one-on- one with students with autism. I enjoy tutoring in reading and math, and I believe the best way to teach is to teach the way that a child learns. If a child doesn't understand a concept the way you teach it, you have to change the way you teach. On the weekends and at night, I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I like to go out and shop, eat, and go see movies. I also enjoy relaxing at home and playing video games with my husband and watching Netflix.
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Undergraduate Degree: Jacksonville State University - Bachelors, Elementary/ Special Education
Hanging out with family and friends
- BASIC
- Basic Computer Literacy
- Elementary School Math
- Elementary School Reading
- Elementary School Writing
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- Math
- Middle School Math
- Phonics
- Pre-Algebra
- Technology and Coding
What is your teaching philosophy?
If a child can't learn the way you teach, you have to change the way you teach. Not every child learns the same way, so you shouldn't teach every child the same way. Some students learn hands-on, but some learn through lectures. As a teacher, it is my job to figure out the best way to teach a student, so they can learn.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
I would like to get to know them; figure out what types of things they like and dislike, and what they like to do. I would also like to figure out their strengths and weaknesses.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Teach them skills, so they can teach themselves. A lot of students don't know how to learn and how to ask questions to figure something out. They have to be taught to do that. They usually have information just given to them, and they aren't challenged to dig deeper.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
I would try and break down the problem, and see what foundation skill or concept they are missing, and then I would go from there. I would also try and figure out a different way to explain the problem or a different way they could solve the problem.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
I have to figure out where the student is lacking first. It could be they simply do not know how to read very well. I might have to go all the way back to letters and sounds. It also may be that they don't have great fluency or sight words skills. It may even be they don't know how to ask questions as they are reading and break down the text.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
I would have the student work out a problem, or read a text if it's reading, just to see where they are and see what they are missing. I would also ask them to tell me what they think is wrong and what they don't understand.