Award-Winning Tutors in Fairfield, CT for Students in Special Education Programs

...sacrifice our social time to prove to the world that we retained what we learned that year. But are we *actually* learning? My goal as a tutor is to make your studies enjoyable. I love to use visual and real world examples to help you grasp difficult concepts. At the end of our sessions, it is my mission to make sure that you can not only solve sample problems, but actually understand your coursework on...

...standardized exam preparation. In the past, I have helped students achieve significant improvements and success on the SAT, SHSAT, Regents and other exams! I truly believe education is a mutual learning and teaching opportunity and enjoy helping my students achieve a thorough understanding (those "Aha!" moments) and appreciation of whatever they choose to study! In the future, I seek to pursue clinical and pedagogical medicine and enjoy biking, skateboarding, dancing, and philosophizing in my spare...

As a medical doctor with a deep passion for education, I am excited about the opportunity to serve as a tutor with Varsity Tutors. Throughout my medical training and clinical practice, I have consistently engaged in mentoring medical students, assisting peers, or guiding patients through complex health information. I believe that the same analytical and problem-solving skills that have shaped my medical career will allow me to guide students toward academic excellence in subjects like...

...3rd grade classroom. I have experience with students from ages 4-14, and students of mixed backgrounds and disabilities. I believe that every child deserves an excellent education and the support needed to achieve their goals. I am an extremely hard worker and I am constantly trying to find new ways to help my students grow intellectually, emotionally, and socially. Every child is unique, and I believe it is so important to find what works best...

I have been in the teaching field now for almost eight years. I love working with children and knew I wanted to be a teacher from the age of five! Over the years, I have been a babysitter, a camp counselor and finally a teaching assistant and then teacher. I have experience working with children from the ages of four through grade 5. I have spent time teaching AIS math and am well-versed in Teacher's...

I graduated from The College of New Rochelle with a masters degree in education. I have always enjoyed working with youth in several different aspects. I've been a mentor, I've been a teacher and of course I've been a tutor. I believe helping people, especially youth, is extremely important. I want to help as many as I can, for as long as I can.... Teach children according to how they learn. Everyone learns in a different...

Learning is a crazy thing. Sometimes it clicks, and oftentimes it doesn't. Sometimes you're pumped about fractions and oftentimes you're yelling at Shakespeare. I graduated from Yale with a degree in American Studies, and took all sorts of fun and arguably bizarre classes from building medical devices for babies, to learning Zulu, and analyzing German fairytales. And believe me, oftentimes things just don't make sense to me. But I've found that having someone (i.e. a...

...Spanish etc.) Prior to teaching full time, I completed two student teaching placements, one in middle school grade 7 and one in high school teaching Algebra 2. Leading up to my time in education I worked at a local YMCA for over five years, starting as a Camp Counselor and working my way up to Assistant Camp Director. I am comfortable tutoring elementary subject and middle school subjects, particularly math. I also tutor Pre-Algebra, Algebra...

Since I began tutoring 8 years at the beginning of high school, I had not realized that a job that I had initially taken to help pay for the luxuries that my parents could not afford would become one of the brightest and meaningful opportunities I would ever be a part of. At Kumon, I worked with hundreds of students who were challenged with mastering the subjects they were expected to learn and challenged with...

...first grade. Due to my difference, I have had to apply many different strategies and techniques to figure out which works best for me. I can relate to students who are struggling academically and have formed close bonds with many of the students I have worked with. I feel all students can learn and will learn if provided the right tools and strategies to succeed in their educational career. I would love to be a...

I have a lot of experience with a wide variety of students. Currently, I am working as a teaching assistant, focusing prominently in special education. The skills learned in this diverse environment had taught me a multitude of ways to teach complex topics, allowing students to interact with the material in a way they are most comfortable with. My education at Marist College included a full year abroad in Florence, Italy, which pushed me to...

Education is essential in every aspect of life. Becoming a teacher is one of the most rewarding professions. For the past 5 years I have worked as a special education teacher in District 75 in the NYCDOE. I have worked with severely autistic students and emotional disturbed students as well. As a teacher in District 75, I have learned several different teaching strategies that helped my students meet many of their IEP goals. Being that...

I believe that every student has the ability to learn if we can figure out how to best meet their needs. No one is perfect, but practice and patience will help us get closer. I am a 26 year old graduate from Hunter College with a Masters degree in Childhood Education with certification to teach the blind and visually impaired. I also received my Bachelors degree in Psychology from Marist College.

My name is Melody and I am currently a graduate student at Teachers College, Columbia University studying Clinical Psychology. I have spent the last 6 years studying psychology and sociology. Some of my hobbies are running and doing yoga. I love to play piano, walk my dogs, and eat! I have been to most of western Europe, Mexico, and am planning on traveling some more before I start my doctoral degree. I have been tutoring...

I love to read, joke around, listen to music, eat, exercise and hang with my 13 year old son. I love to teach others and help them reach their academic potential! Learning can be fun and I can promise you while we are working together you will have a blast! I started tutoring while I was away at college and loved the idea of working one on one with others. I continued tutoring after...

...had initially imagined. I am also a very accomplished writer. I can help to brainstorm and edit a college application essay, a master's thesis, or a dissertation. As a standardized test tutor, I have an interactive tutoring style. Once I teach the strategies I usually don't answer content questions, but instead, I ask a lot of questions to encourage my students to think for themselves. I always remind them that I will not be there...

...My name is Gabi. I am so excited to be a part of the VarsityTutors team! I am currently attending Marist College as a Psychology and Special Education major with a minor in Music. In my free time, I am a part of the Marist College Band; I do marching band, pep band, symphonic band, wind symphony, and flute choir! I guess you could say that makes me a little bit of a band geek...

I am a certified teacher. I love helping students perform to their best in school.

Hello! My name is Jennifer and I have been teaching for over 5 years. I am very passionate about teaching and strongly believe that each child learns at their own pace and in their very own way. I look forward to helping your child succeed in their academic journey!

I just graduated with my Master's in Childhood Education and Special Education (certified B-6). I tutored in high school as well as in college. I've tutored students from grades kindergarten through 6th grade. I have experience tutoring all areas of ELA as well as mathematics. I adapt my teaching to your child's learning ability whether they learn best through visuals, auditory activities or hands on. I make teaching fun using arts and crafts and teaching...