Award-Winning Phonics Tutors in Highlands Ranch, CO

...educated at a wilderness education program 6 years successfully counseling "at risk" youth in California, Florida and Montana 5 years tutoring and educating special populations across the curriculum 4 years implementing animal assisted services and curriculum design 3 years as a Certified Power Yoga Instructor for Corepower Yoga Studios 2 years as a Certified TESOL/ESL Teacher for English: second language learners 1 year as a Certified Choice Theory and Reality Therapy Educator for professionals, young...

...skills are honed and strategic. If you are confused, I can explain it to you in a way that is useful for you. Now let's talk about Spanish! I would love to help you reach your goals with this fun language. Whether just starting out or working your way through higher college-level classes, you will have fun and feel comfortable under my tutelage. I also love to teach math to elementary and middle school students...

...for me. I had loved it since my very first day of school when I was fours years old. I believe that great teachers create an environment that students want to come back to and that students will thrive in. I was fortunate to have such high standards and loving teachers that encouraged me to want to learn as well as become a teacher myself. I will continue and pass on the love I have...

...in a student-centered approach to learning, one that draws on the experiences of the learner to build a solid foundation and natural curiosity that drives the learner towards enduring understandings. I have worked with students ages 5-16 and taught both lower elementary and middle school. My academic passions include science, American history, government, and literacy instruction. I've directed a literacy tutoring center for struggling beginning readers and am passionate about teaching reading skills at all...

...that I finally started to enjoy going to school. I know first hand that difficulty in classroom concepts can lead to a lack of confidence. Students are dealing with enough pressure, and they don’t need confusion in school on top of that. I became a tutor so I could help students, some like me, get past that frustration and become comfortable and confident with all of their classes. I graduated from the Community College of...

...a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Michigan. I have taught college courses in psychology and organizational behavior, and recently received a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Northern Colorado. I enjoy working with students of all ages and backgrounds. My tutoring style emphasizes identifying and building upon student strengths, adapting my methods and explanations to best meet the needs of individual students. I enjoy helping students develop specific skills and...

...started. I graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with my bachelors in education and received my masters in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education from the University of Colorado Denver. I have been an elementary teacher for 14 years. I have worked with various grade levels from 1st-5th. I taught 4th grade for 6 years, 3rd grade for 4 years and one year of 2nd grade. I currently do small group reading instruction with all...

...by using varied applications and by appealing to diverse methods of learning. I understand that children cannot learn the concrete infrastructure of our society (namely math but is also many of the other core subjects in our education system) through rote, undifferentiated lessons. Outside of teaching children, I enjoy traveling to Mexico to volunteer with the youth outreach missions there. I also like to play sports and to spend time at the library furthering my...

...Denver currently. During my time as a student, I was an undergraduate teaching assistant with a class of about 200 students. I would put together review sessions and study guides for them. I would also review homework, tests, and quizzes. I think learning is one of most useful and important tools our generation has and I want to help every student achieve their goals and understand that they can learn, they just have to find...

...I also enjoy helping them build confidence in their academic skills. In addition to teaching, I was a Library Assistant for nine years in the children's section of a public library. There I created and implemented reading and art programs for community children. I was also a Co-Leader for Girl Scouts for four years and was a Team Manager for a Destination Imagination team. In my free time, I enjoy many hobbies, including volunteering (Habitat...