Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Sandy Springs, GA

...to Atlanta from DC. I am a training and performance improvement professional, and recently earned a Master's in Education from George Washington University. Professionally, my focus is on instructional design, and I'm passionate about translating knowledge into true learning. When tutoring, my goal is for students to not only complete their assigned work, but to attain an understanding of the subject matter that translates into classroom success. I believe in a hands on, interactive learning...

...students ranging in ability from gifted to special needs. I am committed to maintaining a thorough knowledge of instructional standards, practices, and methodologies for the education of children. My passion is helping students. I appreciate the way that tutoring allows a one-on-one connection and the ability to track success that is not always possible in a classroom setting. In my free time I enjoy hiking, reading, cooking and spending time with my family.

...always had a great love for learning and teaching has become a natural extension of that. I worked for the University of Florida Athletic Association tutoring student-athletes in Advanced Sociological Theory. This was a challenging experience as I had to make very dense, academic readings accessible to students and help them communicate ideas through writing. I have also tutored high school students for the SAT and ACT. In my spare time, I like to play...

...enjoy it. I'm happy to say that my students have taught me as much as I've taught them. I recognize that each individual has a different learning style, and, as a result, I've learned to be flexible and personalize my teaching methods for each and every student. I want my students to be interested in the material, so I like to bring educational games and videos into my teaching. My clients are always expected to...

...with a degree in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State University. I have been tutoring off and on for roughly the past year. I specialize in tutoring children who are between the ages of 5 and 12. Specifically, I am qualified to tutor students in Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. My preferences tend towards Science and Social Studies; however, I am more than proficient in each of the said subjects. I tend to...

...audience to join in the debate. Connecting to a greater audience has always been part of my drive as an instructor. The literature I choose within my courses focuses often on identity and community, themes in which my students have intellectual and emotional investment. They should not only understand material within its cultural and historical moment, but be able to analyze its influence and meaning in this contemporary moment. How has the internet meme sensation...

...Oxford boiled down to only two elements: my own desire to learn, and my professor's desire to teach me. Both are essential elements to any teacher-student relationship. For my own part, I am passionate about my subject areas in particular, and education in general, and am eager to take on new students who want to learn. I am a relaxed, happy person who will put students at ease, but I also have lots of energy...

...much listening and conversation practice as possible. I also believe that learning should be fun, and that students remember exercises they enjoy. With this in mind I try to incorporate engaging literature, games, videos, and pictures into every lesson. Hopefully at the end of their sessions, students will feel the same passion I do for the subject! I have tutored students as young as ten and as old as seventy in Spanish, Hausa, Japanese, ESL,...

...from the ages 4-15, specifically in Reading Comprehension, Math, and other elementary subject areas. My academic background includes a Bachelor's Degree in Educational Studies from Emory University, a Master's Degree in Educational Technology from American Intercontinental University, as well as a Specialist Degree in Curriculum Instruction. Through earning each of these degrees I have validated my personal belief that all children can learn, although not always at the same pace or in the same way...

...manipulatives and auditory components in my classroom. I have successfully taught Reading, Mathematics, Language Arts, Writing, and Social Sciences to students with disabilities and also the general education population at both the elementary and middle grades level. In the classroom, I apply principles of meeting the needs of visual, kinesthetic, and auditory learners. I base my philosophy of teaching on several factors supported by multiple bodies of research. The first is my understanding of the...