Award-Winning Phonics Tutors serving Durham County, NC

...I truly believe that as I work with students, they begin to create their own curriculum based on their needs. I love tutoring because it gives me the opportunity to cut through the red tape of school systems and serve a student based on their individual needs. During tutoring sessions, I amable to pay attention...

...learning needs both in the general and special education population. These subjects have included: reading, study skills, language arts and math. My emphasis is reinforcement. Reinforcement has been a great advocate in increasing a student's: motivation, self-confidence, attending and academic improvement. Upon completion of tutoring, students have made noticeable gains. Please allow me to encourage...

I love helping elementary students learn to read, write and excel at math. I am a retired elementary school counselor and have tutored for almost 9 years, both in person and online. I can also tutor elementary science, psychology, sociology, beginning Spanish and essay writing. Helping student succeed while building self-confidence is my specialty!

...teaching art at a charter school and at the Boys and Girls Club. I have also tutored for different companies and have even held my own thematic art camps. In my spare time, I enjoy painting, photography, traveling, hiking in the mountains, playing bongo drums and attending church events. I enjoy inspiring young people to...

...created writing exercises that were tailored to a middle school student's academic needs and personal interests. These activities kept the student engaged in a challenging subject. I also taught them core writing skills that improved the quality of their essays and helped them develop a new interest in creative writing. I have experience working with...

...I am very excited to teach your child. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida. I also have a doctorate in law from Florida International University and I studied at Tsinghua University in Beijing as an exchange student. I have been teaching for 12...

I love to cook, write poetry and travel with my children. I would say that when I have time that my absolute favorite thing to do is to read. When I travel my favorite place in the world is the beach.

Savannah Foreman is a PhD student at UNC at Chapel Hill in the English and Comparative Literature department. Her research focuses on digital and humanistic theories of communication, as well as the rhetoric of health and medicine.

...Western Carolina University, and the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. I have taught school for over 20 years, from elementary through high school, working specifically with students with a wide range of disabilities. I tutor language arts and math. I like to teach using real-life examples, when possible, hands-on processes, discussions and with related...

Hi. I am a firm believer that all kids can learn. As an educator, it is my job to identify the way that the learner best learns and adapt my instruction accordingly. Repetition, illustrations, and real life examples will help to solidify the learning.

My goal as an educator is to first form a relationship with my students built on mutual trust and respect. I believe everyone can learn, but individuals learn in different ways. Through a love of learning, I guide cheer, motive and inspire my students to meet their goals.

...I've worked with students from a variety of backgrounds with varied educational needs. I strongly believe in meeting the needs of the students in my care, providing the best support academically and watching them become successful in their studies. I was tutored as a child and because of the level of support I received, I've...

...Hill with a degree in Elementary Education and then while teaching, got my Master's Degree in Special Education from East Carolina University. This is my 7th year as an educator and I have taught grades ranging from Kindergarten to 3rd. In college, I worked as a Resident Advisor and volunteered with many organizations including HYPE...

...assessments, I communicate with the student's parents and teachers to learn of any specific concerns and recommendations. I then customize an improvement plan for each person's learning style. My lessons are fun and use many ways to learn - listening, speaking, reading, writing, and games. I use easy-to-understand materials that help students feel good about learning...

...them become more successful. As a former special education teacher, I am well-versed in the ins and outs of that world, and I can help any parent struggling to make any sense of it. (Trust me, I can talk for hours about that stuff!) The most important attributes that I have in regards to tutoring...

...study in the French language and French acquisition both domestically and abroad. Along with French, I have significant hours of study in university-level German. I am conversationally fluent in other languages such as: Spanish, Italian, Norwegian, and Mandarin Chinese. In addition to my foreign language study, I am certified to teach English to non-native English...

...Degree in Food Science! I am here to not only want you to have the love for your education, but also have you to love seeing your progress grow. I have tutored so many successful children and seeing their growth on their exams and test just brings joy to know that what I am doing...

...vulnerable communities. Working as a special education teacher, special education advocate, foster care case manager and eventually the head trainer for a non-profit mental health agency for children, I have witnessed and experienced first hand the struggles that children and their families face on a daily basis. In my spare time I have volunteered at...

...Bachelor's in Business Management, I have built a strong foundation in empowering success, building integrity and the process of becoming an eternal advocate for learning. My academic journey provided me with both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in teaching and mentoring. During my time at Pace, I developed a deep understanding...

...Through a reference from my Psychology of Conditioning and Learning Professor, I immediately began working as an ABA therapist. This led to my knowledge of the Orton-Gillingham approach to teaching. After taking the course and passing the practicum, I earned my associate level O-G accreditation. Tutoring following the O-G approach has shown to be highly...