Award-Winning Tutors in Smithtown, NY for Students in Special Education Programs

...others. In turn, I intend to help them become motivated to pursue their academic betterment independently, encouraging them to embrace education as an opportunity for personal growth and empowerment. I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.A. in English. I predominantly tutor reading comprehension and writing skills, in addition to providing essay planning and editing help for all subjects and grade levels. I can also provide homework help and studying for various subjects (literature,...

...must first earn their undivided respect for what you have to teach. Besides starting off every lesson making sure I'm on the same "page" as my students, I make it my priority to always explain as thoroughly as possible, what practical benefits are, of learning the lesson that I'm teaching. If the students can connect the lessons with their interests, desires and motivations; the students will be fully ready, willing and able to learn and...

...worked with all grade levels in many subjects areas involving the humanities, English, Social Studies, French, high school and college admissions prep, and many other academic topics. I truly love teaching students in a range of ways and over the last few years it's become very important to be able to effectively engage students through virtual learning. I hope to use my experiences and work ethic to be able to do that for your student...

...working and teaching young adults and have been very lucky to be given the opportunity to teach as my career! A little bit about myself; I graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in History from St. Bonaventure and a Master's Degree in Education from SUNY Brockport. Following receiving my masters, I began work as a 5th grade teacher at a charter school in the South Bronx. I currently am a high school history teacher at a...

...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 but what can you expect from someone who has been playing flute for over 8...

...student from SUNY Oswego. I received my Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education. I received my masters from Touro College in special education. Since then I went back to get my extension and now certified from birth to sixth grade in special and general education. Since graduation, I have had the opportunity to teach abroad in Italy for a month. I studied and observed the education in West Africa and donated school supplies. I have...

...Bachelors of Art in Psychology and graduated from Stony Brook University. I have been working with students with special needs for 9 years. I primarily work with fine motor skills including handwriting and formation of letters. I collaborate with teachers and will work with them in the classroom and follow the common core standards. I also communicate with parents and will work on meeting the goals of the student. If you decide to work with...

...for both these subjects as I love reading writing, and creating from my mind. I love teaching students to understand the basics of ELA and Art so that they can advocate and express who they are. Like everything in life, these subjects are a process and no one is perfect in them. I do not believe in perfection. I believe in strong effort and not giving up. I have a bachelor's degree of Fine Arts...

...have diverse teaching experience in both general education and special education for which I hold a masters degree. I am certified in the Wilson's Reading Program which I have often utilized with struggling readers. I have had great success over the years working with students in the New York City public school system which I consider a privilege and a passion. I would love to learn more about you and learn how I can help...

...utilize my talent and passion for language and literature, as well as my passion for education. As an editor, I help enable esteemed scholars and academics craft their written work to make their specialized knowledge available and accessible to educators and students. Some of my past collaborative efforts have resulted in the successful publication of scholarly articles, books, textbooks, dissertations, collections of plays, essays, translations, and short stories. My most recent collaborative project was nominated...

...in the face of adversity. I believe that the gates of large goals are lined with small accomplishments (Heath and Heath, 2010), and I require students to take ownership of their daily learning through consistent collaboration and continuous assessment. I create lessons that are reachable, specific and incorporate cross-curricular extended opportunities and technology-based instruction, to increase student engagement. There is definitely autonomy through accountability and students should be responsible for taking assessments and using their...

...school/upper elementary, I sought out opportunities to hone my ability to teach literacy when I noticed many of my students struggled to decode word problems. I was trained to administer reading and writing tests to evaluate fluency and comprehension and used that information to guide instruction. I also learned how to support students with IEPs by focusing on neurodiversity in graduate school. Later in my career, I became a history teacher with a focus on...

...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 learn new ideas about teaching and specifically history, especially European. I have experience working one-on-one...

...love helping students find meaning in their learning. So, you won't be bored. We will develop a plan each session and work hard to complete it -- with stops along the way to try out our learning with games, visuals and fun! I am a nationally known leader in teaching with technology, and you'll see that in each of our tutoring sessions if you'd like. We are a team! That means I will maintain contact...

...kindergarten all the way through high school. I was able to develop skills to connect with different age groups of students. I also gained exposure to curriculum across the grades. While substitute teaching, I also tutored students from 1st grade through middle school in many subjects. Most of my students were given to me through school districts using a No Child Left Behind grant, in which students received tutoring in ELA and Math in order...

...After working in standardized test preparation design for several years, I earned my PhD in Psychology and World Religion in San Diego, California. I tutor most subjects in psychology and sociology; specializing in essay and thesis editing. I love to tutor literature, writing, religion, culture, anything in the arts or humanities. I work well with students in the medical field and can tutor for qualifying exams IELTS, GRE Psychology, MCAT Psychology, EPPP. I like to...

...substitute teacher in addition to tutoring. After graduating I had the opportunity to work for a Montessori school. I then became ABA certified and started working as a Behavioral Therapist, working with children with Autism and other developmental disabilities. Although I enjoy teaching many different subjects, my favorite to teach is ELA. I really enjoy helping children to read and write because I believe that is the foundation to learning and becoming successful students. I...

As a tutor and aspiring teacher, I believe that all students have the capacity to learn, though each processes information differently. My goal is to assist my students in identifying their personal learning style(s) and use this knowledge to build their confidence and academic skills. I intend to personalize lessons so that students can view learning as a valuable opportunity rather than as a chore.... All people have the ability to learn and grow. It is...

...NYC. I recently finished my Masters in Special Education at PACE University and graduated with Cum Laude distinction. I"m also pursuing my Ph.D. in Special Education at Regent University. At the completion of my Doctoral program, I plan to pursue a second career in making effective changes to Special Education at the curricular level and administratively, and also instruct rising educators on how to constructively aid Special Education students at the elementary level.

...language, to teaching creative writing and basic reading skills to students with a diagnosis of Autism, as well as helping strong, motivated students achieve the best work possible in an honors psychology or English classroom. I have an innate love of words, language, and science, and want to instill in students this love of concepts such as analytical essay writing, reading comprehension and analysis, basic and complex psychology concepts. I want to help students understand...