Lilia: Des Plaines tutor

Certified Tutor

I am Dr. B, your reading, phonics, writing, and esl specialist. I earned my doctorate degree from Walden University. I have more than 25 years experience providing academic instructions in elementary education. I am passionate about bringing quality education whether the learning is online in the comforts of your own home or in person face to face one-on-one, in a small group, or a whole group setting at school. I love teaching young children because everyday is different, exciting, and fun specially when everyone comes back the next day and tell me their own stories. I love being a part of children's lives, and as I listen attentively to their stories, I know that I am building their skills and self esteem. When children develop self esteem, they gain confidence in learning.
I chose to specialize in reading and phonics because it helps in building vocabulary and language skills that every student needs to succeed in all subjects. I always give writing activities after reading sentences and stories because it improves fluency and comprehension. Writing helps in communication and thinking skills. Reading and writing are related.
I tend to focus on reading, phonics, and writing strategies and techniques because it makes teaching and learning effective, fun, and interactive. My reading/phonics strategies are simple. I use questioning for comprehension. I provide ample practices to focus on what is being taught and what is there for students to learn. I summarize new lessons to help students review content areas related to what was learned. I provide plenty of feedbacks such as good job, very good, thumbs up, high five, etc. to recognize their efforts and accomplishments. Remember, rewards and praises are great reinforcers. I use repetition techniques throughout my lessons because I believe that repetition learning is the basic technique for effective learning process. The idea is one quickly recalls letter and sound correspondences, the word meaning, and the understanding of each sentence by repeating over and over. I model and apply what was learned so that students can develop their ability to work independently.
These following sentences describe me as a teacher and as a person away from school. I communicate positively and very well with students to support their learning. I listen attentively when students communicate with me to build their skills and confidence level. I focus on teacher and student collaboration as well as parent participation so that we can develop a connection to communicate with one another as an equal partner in education. I am flexible and adaptable because everyday is different and the learning constantly changes as we change our subject areas. I engage my students with humor and creative activities to build their thinking skills. I treat students with respect and I am empathetic and understanding of what might be going on with their lives. I am patient and really value the planning of effective teaching to support students' experiences in the classroom and learning at home. With that being said, you should choose me as your teacher. I look forward to working with you as we explore the fascinating worlds of reading, phonics and writing. Until then, I hope to see you soon.